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Ideas, Networks, and Policy Streams: Privatization in Britain and Germany
Author(s) -
Zahariadis Nikolaos,
Allen Christopher S.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1995.tb00622.x
Subject(s) - politics , streams , work (physics) , sociology , channel (broadcasting) , affect (linguistics) , political economy , positive economics , political science , economics , economic system , law , computer science , telecommunications , engineering , mechanical engineering , computer network , communication
This article utilizes insights from work on policy networks and John Kingdon's multiple streams approach to examine the evolution of privatization ideas in Great Britain and Germany. It is argued that differently structured networks affect policy innovation. This study elaborates the different types of networks and their impact on ideas, shows how previously adopted solutions channel subsequent debates by privileging some solutions over others, and suggests that policy ideas are associated with particular political coalitions.