Policy gold or wooden spoon? Is there a case for putting government targets into law?

Norris, Emma (2012) Policy gold or wooden spoon? Is there a case for putting government targets into law? British Politics and Policy at LSE (06 Sep 2012). Website.

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Emma Norris argues that although legislated policy targets have their many advantages, of which a focus on longer-term objectives is one, they can also devalue the legislative process by by placing too few penalties on non-compliance. Here Emma highlights ways in which they might be more effective.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2012 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	13 Feb 2013 10:36
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 18:35
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/48598

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