Conflict, Uncertainty, and the Role of Planning and Analysis in Public Policy Innovation

Innovation by “groping along,” in which appointed public officials experiment during program implementation after little, if any, initial planning and analysis, has been promoted as a more accurate model of policy innovation than the rational comprehensive model of policy change. Analysis of two cas...

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Published in:Policy studies journal 1994-09, Vol.22 (3), p.457-473
Main Author: Deyle, Robert E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adoption of Innovations
Case studies
Coastal zone management
Conflict
Entrepreneurs
Environmental law
Environmental Policy
Experiments
Initiatives
Innovation
Innovations
Laws, regulations and rules
Legislation
Local Government
Managers
Medicaid
MODELING, MODELS
North Carolina
Planning
PLANNING (ALL TYPES)
Policy Implementation
Policy making
Policy sciences
Politics
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Public officials
Public Policy
REGULATION & REGULATORY POLICY
United States
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Summary:Innovation by “groping along,” in which appointed public officials experiment during program implementation after little, if any, initial planning and analysis, has been promoted as a more accurate model of policy innovation than the rational comprehensive model of policy change. Analysis of two cases of environmental regulatory policy innovation suggests that administrative agencies may be more likely to follow the conventional model of the policy cycle when high levels of conflict are likely to accompany policy initiatives. The cases also suggest, however, that public officials will experiment during the innovation process when they are uncertain about the nature of the problem and the probable impacts of alternative solutions.
ISSN:0190-292X
1541-0072
DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0072.1994.tb01481.x