Risk regulation under pressure: problem solving or blame shifting?

Hood, Christopher and Rothstein, Henry (2001) Risk regulation under pressure: problem solving or blame shifting? Administration and Society, 33 (1). pp. 21-53. ISSN 1552-3039

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Abstract

This paper explores a style-phase model of staged organizational responses to external pressure for change against two competing hypotheses, focusing on demands for greater openness and transparency. A study of six risk regulation regimes in the UK revealed that only half were exposed to substantial pressures of this type. Responses of organizations in the ‘high-pressure’ regimes were varied, but the overall pattern was consistent with a mixture of an autopoietic and staged-response hypothesis stressing blame-prevention, and the paper accordingly presents a hybrid ‘Catherine-wheel’ model of the observed pattern. The paper concludes by discussing the implications for policy outcomes.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://aas.sagepub.com/
Additional Information:	Published 2001 © SAGE Publications. Articles available via LSE Research Articles Online are protected under intellectual property law, including copyright law. Any use made of the contents should comply with the relevant law.
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	08 Aug 2005
Last Modified:	30 Sep 2024 02:33
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/335

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