An article examined the factors that affected the decision by government to terminate a specific policy, based on a case study of regional policy in England. It assessed whether the changes after 2010 amounted to a case of policy termination, and explored the factors that had influenced policy change.
Source: Martin Ferry and John Bachtler, 'Reassessing the concept of policy termination: the case of regional policy in England', Policy Studies, Volume 34 Number 3
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Date: 2013-Jul
An article examined the 'paradox' that citizens of European countries wanted their regional governments to do more and yet seemed reluctant to embrace the logical consequences of regional control, namely inter-regional policy variation and limited state-wide intervention in policy provision.
Source: Ailsa Henderson, Charlie Jeffery, Daniel Wincott, and Richard Wyn Jones, 'Reflections on the "devolution paradox": a comparative examination of multilevel citizenship', Regional Studies, Volume 47 Number 3
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Date: 2013-Mar