Policy Achievement as a Collective Good: A Strategic Perspective on Managing Social Programs

Laurence E. Lynn, Jr.

No 9215, Working Papers from Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

Abstract: The theory of policy implementation yields conflicting predictions. Depending on the case and the perspective of the observer, policy control over the bureaucracy ranges from loose or non-existent to oppressive and pernicious right down to the street level. This paper presents a theoretical framework to account for the divergent and often unsatisfactory outcomes of social policies. This framework draws on game theory, principal-agent theory, and positive political theory to incorporate considerations of strategic conflict into social program administration and to identify their implications for social policy design and management.

Keywords: program administration; policy implementation; social policy; game theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992-06
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