PLG 400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Network Governance
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Chapter 5: poli(cid:272)y i(cid:373)ple(cid:373)e(cid:374)tatio(cid:374: public policy decisions and plans that have heretofore existed largely as ideas are translated into actions, most difficult, and critical stages. It is the phase in which any deficiency in the ideas behind the design of the policy. Inter-organizational communication and enforcement activities: asks how the policy is communicated to lower levels and within what framework of accountability. Levels of communication: characteristics of the implementing agencies/disposition of implementers, have an affect on how lower levels perceive and act on upper level directives, closely linked to the characteristics of agencies in which they are embedded. Strategies for public managers in policy implementation: design policies with implementation in mind. Incorporated directly into the formulation stage of any policy: conceiving smaller scale initiatives can help facilitate adaptive implementation, proper design of policies from an implementation perspective, get operational fast while mobilizing resources creatively.