Policy change and network termination: The role of farm groups in agricultural policy making in Australia

Linda Courtenay Botterill*

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Abstract

As the National Farmers' Federation (NFF) celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2004, it is timely to reflect on the role of farm groups in agricultural policy making in Australia and revisit the policy changes of the 1970s which provided a major impetus for the NFF's formation. Agricultural policy is often presented as the classic case of policy developed by tight policy communities characterised by stability, shared ideology and limited membership. There has been much debate in the literature about the value of the concept of policy communities in explaining policy development processes and policy change. This article suggests that the combination of ideological and institutional change, particularly in the presence of looser policy networks, can disrupt policy making and lead to network termination resulting in policy change.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-219
Number of pages13
JournalAustralian Journal of Political Science
Volume40
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2005
Externally publishedYes

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