Assuring Failure
Implementation Design and Policy Environment of a Federal Program Provision
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11673221 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lelia B Helms (University of Iowa, corresponding author), Sharon B Kurtt (University of Iowa), Alan B Henkin (University of Iowa) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 263-277 |
| Publication date | 1993-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Review of Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0275-0740 • E-ISSN: 1552-3357 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/027507409302300305 |
| OpenAlex | W1984297441 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
A viable policy design, considered in policy implementation, should integrate understandings of the increasing autonomy of the public-policy environment, especially where policies are nested within a policy sector. Environmental factors are accentuated in policies employing a strong statute implementation design with little latitude for adaptation and negotiation. A case study of one aspect of the Guaranteed Student Loan Program illustrates the advantage of viewing and designing policies from an ecological perspective in a crowded policy sector
Adaptation (eye · Autonomy · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Loan · Negotiation · Perspective (graphical · Policy analysis · Policy studies · Political science · Public economics · Public policy · Statute · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Finance
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2015 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |