Policy transfer in immature policy environments: Motives, scope, role models and agents
By: Randma-Liiv, Tiina.
Contributor(s): Kruusenberg, Riin.
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ArticlePublisher: 2012Description: p.154-166.Subject(s): Public policy
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Public Administration and DevelopmentSummary: The present study aims to contribute to the existing policy transfer research by examining the immature policy environments of post-communist countries. To determine the main factors explaining the process of policy transfer, the establishment of probation systems in Estonia and Latvia is analyzed by applying a comparative case study design. The study demonstrates that timing is an important variable in the policy transfer in a transitional setting. A transitional context in itself is likely to lead to policy transfer because of urgent decision-making needs, a shortage of domestic expertise and of financial resources. The process of policy transfer can be characterized as quite fortuitous: the choice of role models is limited to the existing or first contacts with foreign partners who are able to provide financial assistance. Improvement of administrative capacity is seen as a key factor in the shift from haphazard policy copying to responsible policy transfer. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 32, Issue no: 2 | Available | AR98155 |
The present study aims to contribute to the existing policy transfer research by examining the immature policy environments of post-communist countries. To determine the main factors explaining the process of policy transfer, the establishment of probation systems in Estonia and Latvia is analyzed by applying a comparative case study design. The study demonstrates that timing is an important variable in the policy transfer in a transitional setting. A transitional context in itself is likely to lead to policy transfer because of urgent decision-making needs, a shortage of domestic expertise and of financial resources. The process of policy transfer can be characterized as quite fortuitous: the choice of role models is limited to the existing or first contacts with foreign partners who are able to provide financial assistance. Improvement of administrative capacity is seen as a key factor in the shift from haphazard policy copying to responsible policy transfer. - Reproduced.
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