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Post‐Industrial Changes in Policy Style
Author(s) -
Gustafsson Gunnel,
Richardson Jeremy
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
scandinavian political studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-9477
pISSN - 0080-6757
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9477.1980.tb00234.x
Subject(s) - typology , style (visual arts) , overcrowding , period (music) , political science , public policy , industrial policy , political economy , sociology , economics , history , market economy , law , aesthetics , philosophy , archaeology , anthropology
The article discusses central characteristics of the way in which western democracies formulate their public policy. This is done by presenting a preliminary typology of policy styles. An attempt is made to classify some European countries according to their dominant policy style as well as according to changes in this respect during the post‐industrial period. Overcrowding and unconventional participation are identified as two important factors behind this development. The essay, which is mainly based on British and Swedish data, concludes with a discussion of the question of whether societies are able to exercise any choice in determining their policy style.