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Asquer, Alberto (2014) 'Using Analytic Narratives in Policy Analysis: An Explanation of the Implementation of the Water Reform in Italy (1994-2002).' Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 16 (1). pp. 79-93.

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Abstract

Various critiques have been made of the analytic narrative, which is a methodological approach that combines historically oriented research with rational choice models. This paper discusses strengths and limitations of the approach and provides some suggestions for its inclusion in the repertoire of methodological tools at disposal for comparative policy studies. The argument is supported by evidence provided by the case study of the implementation of the water reform in Italy in the period 1994-2002. The case study shows how the interplay of game theoretic modeling and historical analysis results in the formulation of tentative hypotheses for explaining variation in the observed trajectory of policy reform implementation across time and space.

Item Type: Journal Article
Keywords: analytic narratives, game theory, policy reform implementation
SOAS Departments & Centres: Legacy Departments > Faculty of Law and Social Sciences > School of Finance and Management
Departments and Subunits > School of Finance & Management
ISSN: 13876988
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2013.859320
Date Deposited: 07 May 2015 13:40
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/19867

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