The lessons of learning: Reconciling theories of policy learning and policy change

1992/08/01 by Colin J. Bennett, Michael Howlett · 16 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Social Sciences · #Policy Transfer and Learning #Political Influence and Corporate Strategies #Public Policy and Administration Research

paper · doi:10.1007/bf00138786

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Citations

• Policy Paradigms, Social Learning, and the State: The Case of Economic Policymaking in Britain
• Concept Misformation in Comparative Politics
• An advocacy coalition framework of policy change and the role of policy-oriented learning therein
• Introduction: epistemic communities and international policy coordination

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