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What is Lesson-Drawing?

Rose, Richard·1991·Journal of Public Policy
DOI 10.1017/s0143814x00004918
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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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  1. Carlson, 1986, Lessons from Europe: the Role of the Employment Security System
  2. 1988, Why Economic Policies Change Course: Eleven Case Studies
  3. Rose, Lesson-Drawing Across Time and Space
  4. Rose, 1990, Training without Trainers? Avoiding the Supply-Side Bottleneck
  5. Anderson, 1978, Comparing Public Policies, 19
  6. Haas, Effluents and Influence: the Politics of Mediterranean Pollution Control
  7. Cooper, 1989, Can Nations Agree?, 178
  8. 1990, Book of the States 1990–91
  9. 1986, Working Together – Education and Training
  10. Camdessus, 1980, Managing Director's Response, IMF Survey, 16, 115
  11. Kuhn, 1962, Th Structure of Scientific Revolutions
  12. Pressman, 1974, Implementation
  13. Dommergues, 1989, Mechanisms for fob Creation: Lessons from the United States
  14. Deutsch, 1963, The Nerves of Government

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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
DOI
10.1017/s0143814x00004918
OpenAlex
W2041504781
Cited by
1,356
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 54 · 2025: 53 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 74 · 2022: 52 · 2021: 98 · 2020: 54 · 2019: 73 · 2018: 64 · 2017: 53 · 2016: 43 · 2015: 48 · 2014: 58 · 2013: 61 · 2012: 51
FWCI
50.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 6541 d)
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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