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Understanding the Relationship between Changes in Government and Policy in the UK

  • Korean Society and Public Administration
  • Abbr : KSPA
  • 2013, 23(4), pp.103-141
  • Publisher : Seoul Association For Public Administration
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Administration

JUNG, YONG-NAM 1

1한림대학교

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ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to understand the relationship between changes in government and policy in the UK. The analysis draws upon the characteristics of policy changes in the areas of macro economic policy, welfare policy, labor policy, local policy and EU related policy. These policy areas are expected to differ according to the ruling party ideology. However, the results show that, in several policy areas, the relationship between changes in government and policy is not as strong as expected. Rather, various environmental factors exert a more powerful influence on the nature of policy in the UK. Among these factors, the economic situation is very distinctive in that it affects a wide range of policy fields. In particular, the financial crisis was an event which opened the window of opportunity for paradigmatic policy change. Other factors which were found to impact upon policy changes include parties’ political interests, think tanks, historical legacies and international governance. On the whole, the Conservative and Labour parties have continuously tried to reflect people’s demands and changed their policies to win public support. As such, in recent years, these parties have converged on many policy issues and shown fewer differences. Consequently, we can see more cases of policy succession and maintenance instead of radical innovation and abrupt termination during and after changes in government.

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