Review on Research of Policy Innovation and Policy Diffusion

Qian Li

《International Journal of Social Science and Education Research》 5卷4期 (2022/04) Pp. 564-572

https://doi.org/10.6918/IJOSSER.202204_5(4).0091

摘要

Ever since the 1960s, policy innovation has become one of major research subjects in the field of public policy in Western countries and US in particular, and domestic scholars' research on policy innovation begins in the early 21st century. It has made much contribution to policy studies by strengthening their explanation power on the policy practice. Most studies on policy innovation center on such themes as definition and concepts of policy innovation and policy diffusion, variables constraining the policy innovation and its diffusion process, and features and major models of policy innovation and policy diffusion. This article outlines the development of policy innovation and diffusion, reviews the current researches, and on this basis, highlights its implications on China's policy practice and calls on more research effort on this field in China.

關鍵字

Policy innovation ； Policy diffusion ； Diffusion mechanism

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