LAW, POLICYMAKING, AND THE POLICY PROCESS: CLOSING THE GAPS

BARCLAY, SCOTT;BIRKLAND, THOMAS

POLICY STUDIES JOURNAL, n.º 2/1998, pág. 227

1. The courts as Policymakers: The public law approach. 2. The courts as policymakers: The public policy approach. 3. Three differences between the two approaches. a) The role of courts in policymaking. b) Involvement in the process as a goal in its own right. c) The courts as anomalous policymaking institutions. 4. Reasons for the original divergence between the two approaches. 5. Narrowing the differences between the two fields. 6. Conclusion. 7. References.