Central Government Departments and the Policy Process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10393176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin J Smith (0000-0002-7377-511X), D Marsh (0000-0002-3308-8585, University of Strathclyde), David Richards (0000-0001-6224-165X) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 567-594 |
| Publication date | 1993-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3298 • E-ISSN: 1467-9299 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9299.1993.tb00992.x |
| OpenAlex | W1966857641 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 48 |
Government departments are central organizations in the development of public policy. Yet there is very little literature on the political role of departments, their internal relationships and their relationships with other departments and other government actors and institutions. This article reviews the extant literature on government departments. It argues that much of the existing research has either focused on the role of the Prime Minister or it has been institutional and static, providing an analysis of the administration and organization of departments rather than political interactions. The article therefore provides an alternative research agenda which stresses the need to examine the relationships and networks that exist within and between departments and how departments react to events and interests in the outside world
Administration (probate law · Business · Extant taxon · Government (linguistics · Political process · Political science · Politics · Prime (order theory · Prime minister · Process (computing · Public policy · Public relations · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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Executive Agencies in Government
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Models For Research into Decision‐MakingProcesses
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Understanding National Administrative Styles and Their Impact Upon Administrative Reform
Privileging the sub-sector
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The Core Executive
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The Changing Nature of Central Government in Britain
Policy Networks in British Government
The Free Economy and the Strong State
Bringing the State Back In
The State in Capitalist Society
Governments, Markets, and Growth
The Private Government of Public Money
Britain in Decline
Understanding Big Government
The Illusion of Change
Democracy, bureaucracy and public choice
The Ethos of the Cabinet Office
British Indutrial Policy
The Management of Change in Whitehall
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Learning to Measure Performance
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The Organization of British Central Government
From Policy Community to Issue Network
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2024 (31) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |