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Grant, Wyn. (2010) Policy instruments in the Common Agricultural Policy. West European Politics, Vol.33 (No.1). pp. 22-38. ISSN 0140-2382

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01402380903354049

Abstract

Policy changes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) can be explained in terms of the exhaustion and long-term contradictions of policy instruments. Changes in policy instruments have reoriented the policy without any change in formal Treaty goals. The social and economic efficacy of instruments in terms of evidence-based policy analysis was a key factor in whether they were delegitimized. The original policy instruments were generally dysfunctional, but reframing the policy in terms of a multifunctionality paradigm permitted the development of more efficacious instruments. A dynamic interaction takes place between the instruments and policy informed by the predominant discourses.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Subjects:

S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)

Divisions:

Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

Common agricultural policy, Agriculture and state -- European Union countries, Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- European Union countries, European Union countries -- Economic conditions, European Union countries -- Politics and government

Journal or Publication Title:

West European Politics

Publisher:

Routledge

ISSN:

0140-2382

Official Date:

January 2010

Dates:

Date	Event
January 2010	Published

Volume:

Vol.33

Number:

No.1

Page Range:

pp. 22-38

Identification Number:

10.1080/01402380903354049

Status:

Peer Reviewed

Access rights to Published version:

Restricted or Subscription Access

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