Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

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System Stewardship: The future of policy making?

It argues that policy makers need to see themselves as stewards of systems with multiple actors and decision makers.

Michael Hallsworth
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This working paper looks at the future of policy making in a world of decentralisation and more complex problems.

It argues that policy makers need to see themselves less as sitting on top of a delivery chain, but as stewards of systems with multiple actors and decision makers – whose choices will determine how policy is realised.

We are keen to open up a debate on what this means.

Topic
Policy making Regulation Public bodies
Keywords
Supporting policy making Civil service reform Public spending
Publisher
Institute for Government

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