Rural and regional policy: a case of punctuated incrementalism?
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Article Title | Rural and regional policy: a case of punctuated incrementalism? |
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ERA Journal ID | 18732 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Cockfield, Geoff (Author) and Botterill, Linda Courtenay (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Public Administration |
Journal Citation | 72 (2), pp. 129-142 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISSN | 0313-6647 |
1467-8500 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12016 |
Abstract | The rural policy environment has many of the conditions that might suggest a tendency towards punctuated equilibrium. The Commonwealth has little direct power over rural space and industries, there has been a long tradition of state support for agriculture and decision-making has generally been kept within a tight policy community, dominated by rural interests. In our review of the PAP data and policy history, we find instead an underlying movement across time and governments towards an expectation of self-reliance for rural businesses and communities. On top of the long-term incremental movement towards this expectation, issue attention has shifted according to political, climatological and market conditions, rather than necessarily in line with changes in policy content. |
Keywords | policy community; policy content; rural and regional policy |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440709. Public policy |
300208. Farm management, rural management and agribusiness | |
520599. Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | © 2013 National Council of the Institute of Public Administration Australia and The Authors. Published version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
University of Canberra |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1zw6/rural-and-regional-policy-a-case-of-punctuated-incrementalism
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