The state of British policymaking: How can UK government become more effective?

Cairney, Paul, Boswell, John, Ayres, Sarah, Durose, Catherine, Elliott, Ian C., Flinders, Matt, Martin, Steve J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-5837 and Richardson, Liz 2024. The state of British policymaking: How can UK government become more effective? Parliamentary Affairs 77 (4) , pp. 837-864. 10.1093/pa/gsae019

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Abstract

How can UK and devolved governments be more effective when addressing chronic problems like inequalities or crises like climate change? The dominant story is of pessimism: policymaking is bound to a Westminster tradition of short-termism, elitism, and centralization, and reform efforts are doomed to failure. We present a more cautiously optimistic account about the prospects for a more effective government, grounded in theory-informed lessons from two decades of UK and devolved government reform efforts. We describe a potentially more innovative and less blundering state and present a coherent Positive Public Policy agenda that can help to realize this potential.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Additional Information:	For Special Issue of Parliamentary Affairs ‘Instability and Inequality in the British State’
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	0031-2290
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	24 July 2024
Date of Acceptance:	18 July 2024
Last Modified:	12 Nov 2024 14:33
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/170905

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