WHAT SHOULD POLITICIANS KNOW ABOUT BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN DECIDERS AND RECEIVERS?
WHAT SHOULD POLITICIANS KNOW ABOUT BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN DECIDERS AND RECEIVERS?

Summary/Abstract: This article reviews the gap between declared policy and its implementation in the field of social services and examine the nature of the gap. The article will suggest an original and unique approach to bridge the gap, an approach that is based on the findings and conclusions of the doctoral dissertation entitled "An Evaluation of Social Services Policy in Israel: from Deciders to Receivers", under the supervision of Professor Dr. Vasile Puscas at Babes-Bolyai – University Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of European Studies The findings stress the concept of "new politics" (Pierson, 2001) and the need to acknowledge that decisionmaking is a process that involves participants both inside and outside the political arena.

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