Votes and markets

Designing policies to increase the influence of individuals

Bibliographic Data

ID6234026
AuthorsRichard Rose (0000-0002-6603-1067, University of Strathclyde, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume26
Issue2
Pages277-294
Publication date1991-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00323269108402150
OpenAlexW2008765562
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited27

The design of public policies is usually carried out from the perspective of policymakers. This paper views policy design from the perspective of ordinary individuals, seeking to identify ways in which policy design may increase the capacity of citizens to influence the provision of welfare services of significance to their everyday lives. The first section demonstrates that the phrase ‘welfare state’ is a constricting misnomer; welfare in society is the sum of activities in the household, the market and the state. Secondly, the paper considers characteristic consequences of the allocation of welfare by the state, the market and the household. On this basis, the third section reviews the implications for individual influence on public policies of policy designs that are intended to provide more popular participation; bring the state further in; and the use of market alternatives

Economics · Political economy · Political science · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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