Elites, Ideas, and the Evolution of Public Policy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. The Problem of Policy Change

   • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl

   Pages 1-17

3. Competing Elites, Legitimate Authority, Structured Ideas

   • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl

   Pages 19-51

4. Interests in Question

   • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl

   Pages 53-84

5. Elite Actors and Policy Innovation

   • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl

   Pages 85-111

6. Reasserting Control

   • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl

   Pages 113-138

7. Preemptive Adaptation

   • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl

   Pages 139-167

8. Accounting for Change: The Role of Programmatic Elites

   • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl

   Pages 169-189

9. Back Matter

   Pages 191-208

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Seen from the outside, the world of politics and policy-making seems to be in constant flux. Combining theoretical analysis with primary research, this book brings new light to the neglected problem of why individuals with a vested interest in current policies nevertheless promote reform.

• Europe
• policy
• policy-making
• political science
• politics
• work

'Elites, Ideas, and the Evolution of Public Policy offers an extremely interesting analysis and persuasive argument, and should be widely read among students, scholars and practitioners of public policy.' - Political Studies Review

WILLIAM GENIEYS is a CNRS Senior Research Fellow at the Centre d'Etude du Politique en Europe Latine at the University of Montpellier, France.

MARC SMYRL is a lecturer in political science, University of Denver, USA; visiting professor and research fellow Centre d'Etude du Politique en Europe Latine at the University of Montpellier, France. 
 

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