Public policy structuring incorporating reciprocal expectation analysis

Hironori Kato, Hideaki Shiroyama and Yoshinori Nakagawa

European Journal of Operational Research, 2014, vol. 233, issue 1, 171-183

Abstract: This paper proposes a method of structuring public policy by incorporating reciprocal expectation analysis. The proposed method is characterized by three components: identification of the problem structure perceived by stakeholders using cognitive maps, policy structuring analysis with a value–driver matrix and a reciprocal expectation matrix, and feasibility analysis of agreements among the stakeholders. The three types of relationship among stakeholders are derived from the feasibility analysis, which are “Dosho-imu”, “Isho-imu”, and “Domu”. Three tests of feasibility to reach the agreement are then proposed: “information-sharing test”, “bargaining test”, and “reframing test”. A case study is presented, applying the method to strategic transportation planning in the Kanto region of Japan. Finally, the potential functions of the proposed method in practice are discussed.

Keywords: Problem structuring; Cognitive map; Public policy; Reciprocal expectation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.08.019

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