Policies in the Polder

How Institutions Mediate between Norms and Practices of Rural Governance

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4446754
AutoresWiebren J Boonstra (0000-0002-1191-0574, Wageningen University & Research, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen46
Número4
Páginas299-317
Fecha de publicación2006-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociologia Ruralis (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0038-0199 • E-ISSN: 1467-9523
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9523.2006.00419.x
OpenAlexW2043042981
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas47

Matching rural policy and practice has become increasingly difficult. Despite a shift from government to governance, a void is often perceived to exist between policy and practice. This article discusses two hypotheses on the emergence of such a void. The first argues that the void is a result of a process of value differentiation. The second explains the void as a result of a process of depoliticisation. This article examines whether these hypotheses hold true for Dutch rural policy. The analysis shows that though both hypotheses are true for a limited extent, neither succeeds in explaining the changes in Dutch (rural) policy on its own. Instead, it is argued that both are needed for a comprehensive analysis

Corporate governance · Economic system · Economics · Epistemology · Management · Political economy · Political science · Positive economics · Public economics · The Void · Void (composites) · Agricultural Economics and Policy · Public Administration · Rural development and sustainability