Political Economy Reasons for Government Inertia: The Role of Interest Groups in the Case of Access to Medicines

Börner, Kira (März 2004): Political Economy Reasons for Government Inertia: The Role of Interest Groups in the Case of Access to Medicines. Münchener Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Beiträge (VWL) 2004-4

Abstract

The reluctant reaction of western governments to the AIDS crisis in developing countries is only one example for policy areas where we observe a lack of political action despite a public interest in policy change. The reasons for that lie in the two-stage structure of the political decision-making process: Interest groups influence both the policy choice and the subsequent decision on the level of policy implementation. The lobbies' interest in reform and the issue-specific chance for compromise determine the policy choice. The interest groups' failure to agree on political strategies creates reduced incentives to support policy implementation.

• Dokumententyp: Paper
• Keywords: policy choice ; policy implementation ; common agency ; lobbying ; NGOs
• Fakultät: Volkswirtschaft ; Volkswirtschaft > Munich Discussion Papers in Economics ; Volkswirtschaft > Munich Discussion Papers in Economics > Neue politische Ökonomie ; Volkswirtschaft > Lehrstühle > Seminar für Komparative Wirtschaftsforschung
• Themengebiete: 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 300 Sozialwissenschaft, Soziologie ; 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 330 Wirtschaft
• Sprache: Englisch