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Policy Networks and Industrial Revitalization: High Speed Rail Initiatives in France and Germany

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

James A. Dunn Jr  and
Anthony Perl
James A. Dunn Jr
Affiliation:
Political Science, Rutgers University, Camden
Anthony Perl
Affiliation:
Political Science, University of Calgary
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Abstract

Using Atkinson and Coleman's typology of policy networks, this article shows how many of the differences in policy outcomes can be traced to the structure of the policy environment in each nation. French and Germany policy makers adopted a strategy of investing in high speed passenger transport to revitalize their declining railway sectors. The French TGV was developed in a state-directed policy network which insisted on cost containment and commercial viability. In Germany a corporatist style of policymaking in the rail sector led to delays and higher costs for the ICE train. A separate clientele pluralist network led by the Research Ministry developed the Transrapid maglev option, but in order to finance and deploy an operational system, the Chancellor and cabinet had to create a concertation network. The policy network approach provides a useful framework for conducting comparative analysis. In addition, these detailed cases suggest that it is useful to add a dynamic, cross-temporal dimension to the static typology.

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Journal of Public Policy , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , July 1994 , pp. 311 - 343
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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