Analysis of the 307 Reorganization Plan Policy Process: An Application of Policy Network and Behavior-Strategy Theory

AbstractWe consider decision problems with arbitrary action spaces, deterministic transitions, and infinite time horizon. In the usual setup when probability measures are countably additive, a general version of Kuhn’s theorem implies under fairly general conditions that for every mixed strategy of the decision maker there exists an equivalent behavior strategy. We examine to what extent this remains valid when probability measures are only assumed to be finitely additive. Under the classical approach of Dubins and Savage (2014), we prove the following statements: (1) If the action space is finite, every mixed strategy has an equivalent behavior strategy. (2) Even if the action space is infinite, at least one optimal mixed strategy has an equivalent behavior strategy. The approach by Dubins and Savage turns out to be essentially maximal: these two statements are no longer valid if we take any extension of their approach that considers all singleton plays.

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Executive Agencies in Government: The Impact of Bureaucratic Networks on Policy Outcomes

Journal of Public Policy ◽

10.1017/s0143814x03003039 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 55-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Francesca Gains

Keyword(s):

Policy Process ◽

Policy Making ◽

Policy Outcomes ◽

Policy Network ◽

British Government ◽

Network Approach ◽

Alternative Service ◽

Executive Agencies ◽

The Impact ◽

Key Questions

The creation of agencies is a growing feature of contemporary governance yet key questions about agency autonomy and their influence on policy making remain unanswered. This article operationalises a policy network approach to explore the impact of agentification in three British government departments. It argues that the transfer of resources from departments to agencies created differing power-dependent networks between minister, department and agency. The networks have had both intended and unintended impacts on policy outcomes. Agencies have input to policymaking, the network's level of integration affects how well policies are delivered, networks have developed policy preferences and acted to impede further institutional change. These findings assist in understanding the nature of agencies' autonomy, the diversity of their impact on the policy process, and provide insights for other forms of alternative service delivery.

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INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES: COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR - STRATEGY OF EDUCATION AND TREATMENT

Journal Human Research in Rehabilitation ◽

10.21554/hrr.041502 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 4-13

Author(s):

Dragana Maćešić-Petrović ◽

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Jasmina Kovačevića ◽

Husnija Hasanbegović ◽

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Keyword(s):

Special Education ◽

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Applied Research ◽

School Achievement ◽

Treatment Strategies ◽

Behavior Strategy ◽

School Settings ◽

And Behavior ◽

Rehabilitation Strategy

This paper addresses different aspects of practical interventions with regard to education and rehabilitation of children with intellectual disabilities which can take place in schools or other rehabilitation settings. The outlined approach is based on the Bruner’s concept of so-called growth sciences which include both the special education and the rehabilitation. The focus is on the theoretical, diagnostic, and rehabilitation strategy, based on the implementation of educational and treatment activities with this population of children. In the light of applied research we try to define interventions in education and rehabilitation of the children with mild intellectual disabilities. The sample was formed of 124 participants in school settings with regard to their cognitive and school achievement. With respect of these results we propose the educational and treatment strategies for these children.

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Representation of the “family” cultural image by characters in Russian tales (based on images of a wolf, fox and hare)

Neophilology ◽

10.20310/2587-6953-2020-6-22-362-367 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 362-367

Author(s):

Coumba Cisse

Keyword(s):

Family Values ◽

Typical Pattern ◽

Folk Tales ◽

Behavior Strategy ◽

Basic Family ◽

Cultural Image ◽

The Family ◽

Gender Factor ◽

And Behavior ◽

The Relationship

The research considers Russian folk tales, the characters of which are a wolf, fox and hare. It is substantiated that in Russian tales, a WOLF, FOX and HARE have representative qualities – they serve as a representative of a person, that is, they are quite definite metaphorical representatives of a person’s behavior strategy, actions and behavior in the family. Images of these animals, widely presented in the folklore and ethnographic context, reflect a typical pattern of behavior in the family, thinking and appreciation of any person with a Russian mentality. It is emphasized that the roots of Russian folklore are deeply and inextricably linked with its basic family values, which in folklore reflect the images of the animal world, presented in a bright and accessible artistic form. Images of a wolf, fox and hare are transmitted over many generations, through folklore texts, introducing both children and adults to the family's basic values and consolidating a strong harmonious national and cultural foundation. It is proved that in Russian folk tales, the relationship between a wolf and a fox is built taking into account the gender factor, which allows to reveal the pattern of behavior in the relationship between a man and a woman.

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Getting Beyond the ‘Official Line’: Reflections on Dilemmas of Access, Knowledge and Power in Researching Policy Networks

Journal of Social Policy ◽

10.1017/s0047279402006505 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 39-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

KAREN DUKE

Keyword(s):

Policy Process ◽

Research Problem ◽

Policy Networks ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

The Political ◽

Policy Network ◽

Network Approach ◽

Academic Climate ◽

Political Dimensions

Although the policy network approach has moved to the forefront of the debates around the formulation and development of policy, there is a paucity of methodological and reflexive literature which explores how policy networks and the actors within these arenas are actually studied. Researching powerful individuals within such networks generates a unique set of dilemmas and complexities for the researcher. Drawing on my experiences of researching the policy networks involved in the development of prison drugs policy, this paper provides a methodological and reflexive account of the key processes and issues involved in my research. In particular, it explores the political dimensions of the research problem and the importance of switching the research gaze from the ‘objects’ of policy to those who are in the powerful positions of ‘making’ policy. In order to understand the interactions within the policy process, it is argued that the qualitative approach offers distinct advantages in studying policy networks. The paper examines my attempts to uncover and understand the role and influence of policy networks in the development of prison drugs policy and the ways in which I grappled with the dilemmas of access, knowledge and power which emerged during the course of the fieldwork. Although the importance of transparent methodologies and reflexivity are highlighted, the paper concludes by suggesting that the resistance on the part of researchers to providing such accounts is related to the pressures and constraints of the current academic climate.

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Research on Policy Change Based on Policy Process Theory—A Case on “Ban E-Bike” Policy in Guangzhou

Public Administration Research ◽

10.5539/par.v5n1p1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zhiying Su ◽

Feng Feng

Keyword(s):

Policy Change ◽

Policy Process ◽

Innovation Policy ◽

Process Theory ◽

Policy Network ◽

Multiple Streams ◽

Advocacy Coalition ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Policy Termination ◽

Multiple Streams Framework

Policy change includes policy innovation, policy succession, policy maintenance and policy termination, which involves result-orientation and process-orientation. The former focuses on scope and direction of policy change itself, and the latter are those factors affecting policy change. Based on policy process theory, multiple streams framework describes the pre-decisive process; advocate coalition and policy network theories explain interactive process from ideas and interests of different actors. Taking “ban e-bike” policy in Guangzhou as a case, to analyze why it arrived on government agenda by multiple streams framework, and explore policy process integrated advocacy coalition with policy network theory, could explain why the policy was repeatedly prohibited, why this policy change process was from single “ban riding” to more stringent “five bans”. Results show the reasons for policy maintenance and continuation that policy is inconsistent with relevant criteria, relative closed policy community, difficult to reconcile different beliefs between support-coalition and opposition-coalition, and lack interaction among network actors for differences in resource and power.

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