King Trends and the Future of Public Policy
Published on 28. July 2006
Book
Hardback
X, 358 pages
978-1-4039-8770-9 (ISBN)
Description
This study presents, for the first time, a synoptic picture of the future directions in which public policy in EU countries is likely to move based on using contemporary theories of policy-making to deduce the implications for public policy of major long-term technological, economic, environmental and social trends.
Reviews / Votes
'This innovative and ambitious book seeks to identify the already evident trends which are affecting the lives of large numbers of people in West European societies and which are likely to persist for the next two decades.' - Richard Rose, Political Studies Review
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Edition
2006 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
X, 358 p.
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
549 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-8770-9 (9781403987709)
DOI
10.1057/9780230627437
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
HUGH COMPSTON is Reader in Public Policy at Cardiff University, UK. His recent publications include
Handbook of Public Policy in Europe: Britain, France and Germany
(edited, 2004),
'Beyond Corporatism: A Configurational Theory of Policy Concertation'
(
European Journal of Political Research 42
, 2003) and
Social Partnership in the 1990s: The West European Experience in Historical Perspective
(edited with Stefan Berger, 2002).
Content
List of Tables List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction: Policy Networks and Advocacy Coalitions in Action PART I: THE MARCH OF NEW TECHNOLOGY Information and Communications Technology Biotechnology Healthcare Technology Military Technology PART II: GROWING AFFLUENCE AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE Growth and Diversification of Production and Consumption Greater Energy Use Increasing Mobility The Shift To Services The Growth of Women's Employment The Expansion of Trade The Internationalization of Production The Internationalization of Finance The Expansion of Mass Media PART III: CLIMATE CHANGE Climate Change PART IV: AGEING, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL LIBERALIZATION Population Ageing Rising Levels of Education Smaller Households Secularization Sexual Liberalization PART V: THE BIG PICTURE The Shape of Things to Come References Index