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Policy termination: uncovering the ideological dimension

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deLeon and others assert that progress in policy termination research requires an emphasis on political-ideological reasons for termination. One obstacle to pursuing this line of inquiry is that cases of successful policy termination are relatively rare. As a useful alternative, one could examine cases in which ideology has apparently prevented a strongly indicated policy termination. An example is the Israeli Labor government's decision to bail out Israel's failing kibbutzim (collectives) despite severe budget pressures and the near-certainty that some kibbutzim will still not become self-supporting. Labor will not terminate its policy of support because, although the kibbutzim's direct political power is diminished, they retain substantial moral authority as past nation- builders and as embodiments of Labor's socialist/humanist ideals. Anomalous non-terminations such as this should offer rich possibilities for policy termination research.

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  • Michael Harris, 1997. "Policy termination: uncovering the ideological dimension," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(12), pages 2151-2175, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:12:p:2151-2175
    DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525290
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