Policy Styles and Degenerative Politics: Poverty Policy Designs in Newfoundland and Quebec |
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Authors: | Matthieu Mondou Éric Montpetit |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Political Science, University of Toronto;2. Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal |
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Abstract: | This article examines the proposal suggesting that policy designs are consistent with the social construction of target groups. Associated with policy design theory, the proposal pessimistically suggests that underprivileged citizens will be targeted with policies that do little to help them, creating a vicious circle of degenerative politics. This article argues that the prevalence of degenerative politics depends on policy styles. Significant where the adversarial style prevails, degenerative politics is less common in consensual systems. This proposal is examined through a systematic content analysis of action plans to reduce poverty in Newfoundland and Quebec. |
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Keywords: | policy design degenerative politics policy styles consensus adverseness poverty policy propositional content analysis |
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