Ten Policy analysis in political parties
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Irma Mendez de Hoyos
Abstract
This chapter analyses the extent to which Mexican political parties have evolved and developed competence for policy analysis, offer policy options to party candidates during campaigns and carry out research on public policy to support the decision making process once in government. The main argument is that Mexican political parties are seldom accountable and transparent, and it is not clear which are the incentives to develop policy analysis and research capabilities to compete on the basis of policy choices, given the extended clientelistic network used to gain votes. The analysis is based on three basic sources of information: political parties’ official documents regarding their policy analysis centers (think tanks), party manifestos for the 2006 and 2012 presidential elections and some interviews.
Abstract
This chapter analyses the extent to which Mexican political parties have evolved and developed competence for policy analysis, offer policy options to party candidates during campaigns and carry out research on public policy to support the decision making process once in government. The main argument is that Mexican political parties are seldom accountable and transparent, and it is not clear which are the incentives to develop policy analysis and research capabilities to compete on the basis of policy choices, given the extended clientelistic network used to gain votes. The analysis is based on three basic sources of information: political parties’ official documents regarding their policy analysis centers (think tanks), party manifestos for the 2006 and 2012 presidential elections and some interviews.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables vii
- Notes on contributors x
- Editors’ introduction to the series xvi
- Preface xviii
- Policy analysis in Mexico: an introduction 1
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Policy analysis as a field of study in Mexico
- Evolution of policy analysis as a field of study in Mexico 11
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Policy analysis within the federal state
- Policy analysis in the Mexican federal government 31
- Policy analysis and bureaucratic capacity in the federal government 45
- Policy analysis in advisory councils 69
- Policy analysis in autonomous agencies 87
- Policy analysis in the Chamber of Deputies 107
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Policy analysis in state and local governments
- Policy analysis in state governments in Mexico 127
- Policy analysis in local governments: an exploration of an institutional governance model 147
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Policy analysis beyond the state
- Policy analysis in political parties 171
- Policy analysis in think tanks 189
- Policy analysis in non-governmental organizations 205
- Policy analysis and public policy in the private sector 223
- Policy analysis, the political game and institutional change in the labor market 239
- Policy analysis in the media: the coverage of public issues and the relevance of context 259
- Conclusion 279
- Index 285
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables vii
- Notes on contributors x
- Editors’ introduction to the series xvi
- Preface xviii
- Policy analysis in Mexico: an introduction 1
-
Policy analysis as a field of study in Mexico
- Evolution of policy analysis as a field of study in Mexico 11
-
Policy analysis within the federal state
- Policy analysis in the Mexican federal government 31
- Policy analysis and bureaucratic capacity in the federal government 45
- Policy analysis in advisory councils 69
- Policy analysis in autonomous agencies 87
- Policy analysis in the Chamber of Deputies 107
-
Policy analysis in state and local governments
- Policy analysis in state governments in Mexico 127
- Policy analysis in local governments: an exploration of an institutional governance model 147
-
Policy analysis beyond the state
- Policy analysis in political parties 171
- Policy analysis in think tanks 189
- Policy analysis in non-governmental organizations 205
- Policy analysis and public policy in the private sector 223
- Policy analysis, the political game and institutional change in the labor market 239
- Policy analysis in the media: the coverage of public issues and the relevance of context 259
- Conclusion 279
- Index 285
