Advancing Future-Orientation in Policymaking: Institutions, Individuals and Risks

by Vesa Koskimaa and Lauri Rapeli

This book argues that, under certain societal and institutional conditions, party-, interest group- and bureaucracy-based elites can interact positively to extend political timeframes beyond short electoral terms and foster reasoned long-term planning for democratic decision-making.

Focusing on Finland within a broader analytic framework and comparative context, it unearths institutions and practices that give the elites capacity to curtail...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032055480
• ISBN13: 9781032055480
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 190 Pages