journal article

The kaleidoscope model of policy change: Applications to food security policy in Zambia

by Danielle Resnick,

Steven Haggblade,

Suresh Chandra Babu and

Sheryl L. Hendriks

world development | 2018

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.04.004

Open Access | CC BY-NC-ND-4.0

Citation

Resnick, Danielle; Haggblade, Steven; Babu, Suresh; Hendriks, Sheryl L.; and Mather, David. 2018. The kaleidoscope model of policy change: Applications to food security policy in Zambia. World Development 109 (September 2018): 101-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.04.004

What drives policy reform after long periods of policy inertia? What factors shape the effectiveness of policy implementation following reform decisions? These questions increasingly concern the international donor and research communities, given the importance of policy environments in shaping development outcomes and the growing need to achieve development impact with scarce resources. To address these questions, this paper introduces the Kaleidoscope Model of policy change.

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