Economic policy and decision making at the intersection of domestic and international politics: The advocacy coalition framework and the National Economic Council

    Authors

    C. J. Dolan

    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Policy Stud. J.

    Keywords

    IMPLEMENTATION; MODEL; Political Science; Public Administration

    Abstract

    This article advances a theoretical model of the National Economic Council (NEC) based on a policy network approach and group decision-making theory to explain why the U.S. president's NEC represents a significant development in the rise of the intermestic policy-making and decision-making processes. It develops theoretical conceptions of interests and manipulation based on a Policy Network Approach and the Advocacy Coalition Framework in policy studies research to illustrate the complexity of NEC group dynamics. Hopefully, such a contribution can further existing theoretical frameworks in the field of policy studies and analysis and can add to assessments of the NEC in policymaking and decision-making. Unlike much of the prevailing research, this article perceives the NEC as a political instrument used by policymakers and decision makers to protect their policy interests and engage in forms of political manipulation to increase their power over economic policy.

    Journal Title

    Policy Studies Journal

    Volume

    31

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2003

    Document Type

    Article; Proceedings Paper

    Language

    English

    First Page

    209

    Last Page

    236

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000183133600006

    ISSN

    0190-292X

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