Partisanship, policy entrepreneurs and the market for ideas
What We Can Learn From Policy Failure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6234875 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Laing (Monash University), J Walter (0000-0002-1032-3909, Monash University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 122-134 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10361146.2019.1686120 |
| OpenAlex | W2984842402 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The Office of Living Victoria (OLV), was established in 2011 by the then Liberal-National Party Coalition Government. It was created in response to a water crisis and intended to revolutionise water management and delivery, challenging established authorities and practices consolidated under the previous Labor government in Victoria. There was a decidedly partisan motivation for its conception. The drive for new ideas and innovation created opportunities for policy entrepreneurs who won the competition against more conventional research advocacy, and determined the agenda of the new agency, in the process curbing an existing policy network. Yet within a short period, this initiative was mired in scandal, and ended in 2014 having failed to achieve its purposes. This article explores this instance of policy failure, assessing the policy trajectory of the OLV in relation to the concepts of partisanship, policy entrepreneurship, and policy networks
Agency (philosophy · Competition (biology · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Government (linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
Agendas, alternatives, and public policies
Wither the State? Politics and Public Enterprise in Three Countries
The Honest Broker
Roles of scientists as policy advisers on complex issues
Networks and Networking
Theories of the Policy Process
Political Parties, Motivated Reasoning, and Public Opinion Formation
The Strengthening of Partisan Affect
Policy Entrepreneurship and Policy Change
What is policy failure? A primer to help navigate the maze
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |