The influence of policy networks on policy output. A comparison of organic farming policy in the Czech Republic and Poland

Heidrun Moschitz and Matthias Stolze

Food Policy, 2010, vol. 35, issue 3, 247-255

Abstract: Although, at the time of accession to the EU, organic farming policies formally were equally developed in the Czech Republic and Poland, a closer investigation reveals some variation. This paper takes a policy network perspective to explore the policy differences between these two countries. Common network themes are used to link networks with policy output. It is argued that the capacity of the organic sector and its structural organization, its cohesion, and the relationship between organic interest groups and the government affect the political discourse, and, in consequence, how organic farming policy is elaborated.

Keywords: Central; and; Eastern; European; countries; Organic; farming; Policy; networks; Policy; output (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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