IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/wly/povpop/v11y2019i4p325-343.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

An “Opportunity” for Policy Recycling? A Critical Analysis of the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy

Author

Listed:
  • Tracy Smith‐Carrier
  • Andrea Lawlor
  • Sarah Benbow

Abstract

In this article, we critically explore the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) with attention to whether, and how, elements of the strategy reflect indicators of policy recycling. Policy recycling here refers to instances where policymakers use previously designed and/or funded programs for a broader policy program or programmatic strategy. We draw from the analytic framework for policy recycling we first introduced in examining the PRS in Ontario, Canada. Our analysis suggests that the Canadian PRS reflects many of the indicators identified with policy recycling. As a result, we question whether the federal PRS is as much an exercise in political marketing or branding as it is a meaningful attempt at ameliorating persistent conditions of poverty for a number of Canadians. The PRS may in fact be an “opportunity” to convey to the public that the government is “tackling” a problem that, in reality, it may be only fine‐tuning. 本文中, 我们批判地探究了加拿大减贫战略(PRS), 研究了此战略的各要素是否会反映、以及如何反映政策再循环(policy recycling)的指标。此处政策再循环指决策者使用之前设计的项目和/或受资助项目来重新用于更大的政策项目或项目战略。我们的结论源于政策再循环分析框架, 该框架是我们在检验PRS时首次提出的 (Authors, 2019)。我们的分析暗示, 加拿大PRS反映出许多与政策再循环相关的指标。因此, 我们的疑问是, 联邦PRS是否不仅是一场政治营销, 同时还是一次旨在改善许多加拿大人持续贫困情况的举措。PRS可能真的是一次传递给公众的“机遇”, 即政府正在“应对”一个问题, 而这个问题在现实中可能仅会发生一些微调。 En este artículo, exploramos críticamente la Estrategia Canadiense de Reducción de la Pobreza (ERP) con atención a si, y cómo, los elementos de la estrategia reflejan indicadores de reciclaje de políticas. El reciclaje de políticas aquí se refiere a casos en los que los formuladores de políticas usan programas previamente diseñados y / o financiados para un programa de políticas más amplio o una estrategia programática. Nos basamos en el marco analítico para el reciclaje de políticas que introdujimos por primera vez al examinar la ERP en (ubicación) (Autores, 2019). Nuestro análisis sugiere que la ERP canadiense refleja muchos de los indicadores identificados con el reciclaje de políticas. Como resultado, nos preguntamos si el PRS federal es tanto un ejercicio de mercadeo político o de marca como un intento significativo de mejorar las condiciones persistentes de pobreza para varios canadienses. De hecho, la ERP puede ser una "oportunidad" para transmitir al público que el gobierno está "abordando" un problema que, en realidad, puede ser solo un ajuste fino.

Suggested Citation

  • Tracy Smith‐Carrier & Andrea Lawlor & Sarah Benbow, 2019. "An “Opportunity” for Policy Recycling? A Critical Analysis of the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 11(4), pages 325-343, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:11:y:2019:i:4:p:325-343
    DOI: 10.1002/pop4.265
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/pop4.265
    Download Restriction: no

    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1002/pop4.265?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Craig, David & Porter, Doug, 2003. "Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: A New Convergence," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 53-69, January.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Martin Painter, 2005. "The Politics of State Sector Reforms in Vietnam: Contested Agendas and Uncertain Trajectories," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(2), pages 261-283.
    2. Cristina Irina PARASCHIV, 2017. "The role of education in poverty alleviation," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(Special), pages 115-134.
    3. Donovan Storey & Hannah Bulloch & John Overton, 2005. "The poverty consensus: some limitations of the ‘popular agenda’," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 5(1), pages 30-44, January.
    4. Madalina Viorica ION (MANU) & Ilie VASILE, 2017. "How much is the listed enterprise worth? The price multipliers’ approach," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(Special), pages 77-82.
    5. Gulrajani, Nilima, 2010. "Challenging global accountability: the intersection of contracts and culture in the World Bank," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 30045, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    6. Cristina VLAD & Birol IBADULA & Claudiu IONIȚĂ & Petre BREZEANU, 2017. "The influence of VAT on prices and inflation rate. Romania case," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(Special), pages 106-114.
    7. Yaqi Du & Rong Zhao, 2023. "Early Warning of Poverty Returning against the Background of Rural Revitalization: A Case Study of Two Counties in Guangxi Province, China," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-14, May.
    8. Hickey, Sam, 2005. "The politics of staying poor: exploring the political space for poverty reduction in Uganda," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 33(6), pages 995-1009, June.
    9. Tatiana BOGDAN, 2017. "Financing medical services in Romania’s health system," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(Special), pages 7-16.
    10. Kerstin Danert & Richard C. Carter & Ronnie Rwamwanja & Jamil Ssebalu & Graham Carr & David Kane, 2003. "The private sector in rural water and sanitation services in Uganda: understanding the context and developing support strategies," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 15(8), pages 1099-1114.
    11. Adebayo Adedokun, 2015. "Invigorating foreign aid administration: remittances’ strategy, pro-poor and gender focus," Financial Innovation, Springer;Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, vol. 1(1), pages 1-12, December.
    12. Georgeta VINTILĂ & Radu Alin PĂUNESCU & Ştefan Cristian GHERGHINA, 2017. "Determinants of effective corporate tax rate. Empirical evidence from listed companies in Eastern European Stock Exchanges," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(Special), pages 37-46.
    13. Vlad BRĂTĂŞANU, 2017. "Digital innovation the new paradigm for financial services industry," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(Special), pages 83-94.
    14. Gulrajani, Nilima, 2017. "Bilateral Donors and the Age of the National Interest: What Prospects for Challenge by Development Agencies?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 96(C), pages 375-389.
    15. Malin Hasselskog, 2020. "What happens to local participation when national ownership gets stronger? Initiating an exploration in Rwanda and Cambodia," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 38(S1), pages 91-111, May.
    16. Bruno Boidin, 2005. "Droit à la santé et coopération internationale : les déficiences institutionnelles," Mondes en développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 129(1), pages 75-92.
    17. Susanne Schech & Anuradha Mundkur & Tracey Skelton & Uma Kothari, 2015. "New spaces of development partnership: Rethinking international volunteering," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 15(4), pages 358-370, October.
    18. Cosmin SERBANESCU & Adrian VINTILESCU-BELCIUG, 2017. "Social assistance efficiency in Romanian labor market context," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(Special), pages 65-76.
    19. David Lewis & Paul Opoku-Mensah, 2006. "Moving forward research agendas on international NGOs: theory, agency and context," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 18(5), pages 665-675.
    20. Yusuf GOR & Rifat KARAKUS & Izzet TASAR, 2017. "Conservatism, corporate governance and audit quality: A study at Istanbul Stock Exchange," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(Special), pages 47-56.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:11:y:2019:i:4:p:325-343. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://doi.org/10.1002/(ISSN)1944-2858 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.