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What is Lesson-Drawing?
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Lesson-drawing addresses the question: Under what circumstances and to what extent can a programme that is effective in one place transfer to another. Searching for fresh knowledge is not normal; the second section describes the stimulus to search as dissatisfaction with the status quo. Lessons can be sought by searching across time and/or across space; the choice depends upon a subjective definition of proximity, epistemic communities linking experts together, functional interdependence between governments, and the authority of intergovernmental institutions. The process of lesson-drawing starts with scanning programmes in effect elsewhere, and ends with the prospective evaluation of what would happen if a programme already in effect elsewhere were transferred here in future. Lesson-drwaing is part of a contested political process; there is no assurance that a lesson drawn will be both desirable and practical. The conclusion considers the uncertainty and instability of judgements about the practicality and desirability of transferring programmes.
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- Authors
- Rose, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Strathclyde (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Rose, Richard
- ORCID
- Rose, Richard
- Venue
- Journal of Public Policy
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1991-01
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-30
- ISSN
- 0143-814X (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7815
- OpenAlex
- W2041504781
- Cited by
- 1,356
- References
- 51
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- FWCI
- 50.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Public Policy (publishedVersion)
- OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) (submittedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policy Transfer and Learning
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
- Keywords
- lesson-drawing, policy transfer, policy learning, epistemic communities, intergovernmental institutions, functional interdependence, policy uncertainty, policy evaluation, political contestation
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