Policy Styles and Degenerative Politics: Poverty Policy Designs in Newfoundland and Quebec
This article examines the proposal suggesting that policy designs are consistent with the social construction of target groups. Associated with policy design theory, the proposal pessimistically suggests that underprivileged citizens will be targeted with policies that do little to help them, creati...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1541-0072.2010.00380.x 2024-06-23T07:54:43+00:00 Policy Styles and Degenerative Politics: Poverty Policy Designs in Newfoundland and Quebec Mondou, Matthieu Montpetit, Éric 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0072.2010.00380.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1541-0072.2010.00380.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1541-0072.2010.00380.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Policy Studies Journal volume 38, issue 4, page 703-722 ISSN 0190-292X 1541-0072 journal-article 2010 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0072.2010.00380.x 2024-05-31T08:12:44Z This article examines the proposal suggesting that policy designs are consistent with the social construction of target groups. Associated with policy design theory, the proposal pessimistically suggests that underprivileged citizens will be targeted with policies that do little to help them, creating a vicious circle of degenerative politics. This article argues that the prevalence of degenerative politics depends on policy styles. Significant where the adversarial style prevails, degenerative politics is less common in consensual systems. This proposal is examined through a systematic content analysis of action plans to reduce poverty in Newfoundland and Quebec. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Wiley Online Library Policy Studies Journal 38 4 703 722 |
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This article examines the proposal suggesting that policy designs are consistent with the social construction of target groups. Associated with policy design theory, the proposal pessimistically suggests that underprivileged citizens will be targeted with policies that do little to help them, creating a vicious circle of degenerative politics. This article argues that the prevalence of degenerative politics depends on policy styles. Significant where the adversarial style prevails, degenerative politics is less common in consensual systems. This proposal is examined through a systematic content analysis of action plans to reduce poverty in Newfoundland and Quebec. |
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Policy Styles and Degenerative Politics: Poverty Policy Designs in Newfoundland and Quebec |
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Policy Styles and Degenerative Politics: Poverty Policy Designs in Newfoundland and Quebec |
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Policy Styles and Degenerative Politics: Poverty Policy Designs in Newfoundland and Quebec |
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Policy Styles and Degenerative Politics: Poverty Policy Designs in Newfoundland and Quebec |
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Policy Styles and Degenerative Politics: Poverty Policy Designs in Newfoundland and Quebec |
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