Analysing decision-making and policy outcomes in government: a critical realist perspective

Horrocks, Ivan (2010). Analysing decision-making and policy outcomes in government: a critical realist perspective. In: Critcial Realism in Action, 18 Jun 2010, Leeds University Business School.

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Abstract

This paper takes as its focus the frequently observed phenomenon of the 'implementation gap' - the difference between planned and actual policy outcomes. The paper argues that by employing a critical realist perspective which emphasises the identification and analysis of chains of causation and tendencies that lead to particular events we can better understand differences in planned and realised policy outcomes.

Item Type:	Conference Item
Copyright Holders:	2010 The Author
Academic Unit/Department:	Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Engineering and Innovation Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Item ID:	23292
Depositing User:	Ivan Horrocks
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2010 13:03
Last Modified:	03 Aug 2016 05:17
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/23292
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