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Policy Networks

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  • R. A. W. Rhodes

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This article has four objectives: to characterize briefly the literature on policy communities and policy networks; to provide a summary of, and to appraise critically, British contributions to the topic; to identify the problems with the concept; and to suggest future lines of development.

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  • R. A. W. Rhodes, 1990. "Policy Networks," Journal of Theoretical Politics, , vol. 2(3), pages 293-317, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jothpo:v:2:y:1990:i:3:p:293-317
    DOI: 10.1177/0951692890002003003
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    2. Jordan, A. Grant, 1981. "Iron Triangles, Woolly Corporatism and Elastic Nets: Images of the Policy Process," Journal of Public Policy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 1(1), pages 95-123, February.
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    2. Éric Montpetit, 2003. "Public Consultations in Policy Network Environments: The Case of Assisted Reproductive Technology Policy in Canada," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 29(1), pages 95-109, March.
    3. Rizopoulos, Yorgos A. & Sergakis, Dimitrios E., 2010. "MNEs and policy networks: Institutional embeddedness and strategic choice," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 45(3), pages 250-256, July.
    4. Benz, Arthur, 1991. "Mehr-Ebenen-Verflechtung: Politische Prozesse in verbundenen Entscheidungsarenen," MPIfG Discussion Paper 91/1, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies.
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    7. Valentina Albano, 2012. "The Role of Network Governance Models in the Design of Local eHealth Policies," Working Papers 1215, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Department of Economics, Society & Politics - Scientific Committee - L. Stefanini & G. Travaglini, revised 2012.
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