01238pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001900040245007300059260000900132300001500141520085100156650002801007650001801035773005101053180718b1996   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aPeters, B. Guy  aThe policy process in developed and less developed political systems  c1996  ap.1639-668  aThe author argues that we do not really know how different the policymaking systems of developed and developing nations are. In his view, policymaking in less developed regimes is different from that which occurs in more affluent countries. However, the differences are frequently overstated. After analyzing several problems of the policymaking process, Peters concludes that the differences are largely those of degree rather than of fundamentally different types of policy problems and processes. He concludes that what may matter is the degree of difficulty governments encounter in policymaking, and in some ways the less developed countries may actually enjoy some real advantages. At the same time, however, they have more informational, financial and ideological barriers that impose political limitations on policy learning. - Reproduced  aPolitics and government  aPublic policy  aInternational Journal of Public Administration