Stephen Muers

Culture and Values at the Heart of Policy Making (eBook, ePUB)

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• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Why do so many government policies fail to achieve their objectives? Why are our political leaders not held to account for policy failures? Drawing on his years of experience as a senior government policy maker, as well as on global research, Stephen Muers uses examples ranging from the collapse of the Soviet Union to Cold War Germany, the election of Donald Trump and the Brexit referendum to expose the crucial impact culture and values have on policy success and political accountability. This illuminating study sets out why policy makers need to take culture seriously, how culture and values shape the political system and presents essential, practical recommendations for what governments should do differently.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Policy Press
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781447356172
• Artikelnr.: 59782559

Autorenporträt

Stephen Muers has held a wide range of senior policy-making roles. He is currently Head of Strategy at Big Society Capital and Policy Fellow at the Institute of Policy Research, University of Bath.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction What are culture and values? Part One: Why culture and values
matter for public policy Culture determines whether policies work Culture
and values determine whether policies are legitimate Arguments about values
and the purpose of democracy Governments can't help affecting culture Part
Two: How culture and values shape the political system Values voters
Accountability in a values-driven system Part Three: How policy makers can
take culture seriously Taking symbols seriously Doing more locally Building
organisations Being smart about evidence Conclusion