Dimensions and types of policy networks
- 1 February 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Political Research
- Vol. 21 (1-2) , 29-52
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6765.1992.tb00287.x
Abstract
The paper offers a refined and systematic concept of state‐business relations based on the ‘policy network’idea. The major dimensions of policy networks are presented as (1) number and type of actors, (2) function of networks, (3) structure, (4) institutionalization, (5) rules of conduct, (6) power relations, (7) actor strategies. Certain popular conventional policy making arrangements (e. g. sectoral corporation, sponsored pluralism, clientelism) are examined in terms of the network dimensions.Keywords
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