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The multiple streams framework in a nondemocracy: The infeasibility of a national ban on live poultry sales in China

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van den Dool, A
Published in: Policy Studies Journal
May 1, 2023

In response to calls to apply the multiple streams framework to nondemocracies, this article adapts the framework to an authoritarian context and applies it to a case study of live poultry sales in food markets in China, a key issue in epidemic prevention. Using a dataset consisting of Chinese policy documents, Chinese news articles, World Health Organization data, and secondary literature, the study shows that despite the public health threat posed by live poultry sales and despite high-level political support, a national-level permanent ban has not been adopted because it is technically infeasible, financially inviable, and inconsistent with existing norms and values. The study suggests that—despite the country's top-down governance style and lack of political pluralism—policy preferences expressed by members of the policy-making elite are not necessarily adopted in authoritarian China. Future research should test the proposed hypotheses in other policy areas and other authoritarian contexts.

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Policy Studies Journal

DOI

EISSN

1541-0072

ISSN

0190-292X

Publication Date

May 1, 2023

Volume

51

Issue

2

Start / End Page

327 / 349

Related Subject Headings

  • General Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • 4408 Political science
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 1606 Political Science
  • 1605 Policy and Administration
 

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van den Dool, A. (2023). The multiple streams framework in a nondemocracy: The infeasibility of a national ban on live poultry sales in China. Policy Studies Journal, 51(2), 327–349. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12456
Dool, A. van den. “The multiple streams framework in a nondemocracy: The infeasibility of a national ban on live poultry sales in China.” Policy Studies Journal 51, no. 2 (May 1, 2023): 327–49. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12456.
van den Dool, A. “The multiple streams framework in a nondemocracy: The infeasibility of a national ban on live poultry sales in China.” Policy Studies Journal, vol. 51, no. 2, May 2023, pp. 327–49. Scopus, doi:10.1111/psj.12456.
Journal cover image

Published In

Policy Studies Journal

DOI

EISSN

1541-0072

ISSN

0190-292X

Publication Date

May 1, 2023

Volume

51

Issue

2

Start / End Page

327 / 349

Related Subject Headings

  • General Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • 4408 Political science
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 1606 Political Science
  • 1605 Policy and Administration