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Why They Don't Even When They Ought To

Implications of Compliance Theory for Policymakers

Iowa State University, Ames, U.S.A.

Shortcomings in present policymaking models are readily apparent. Programs designed to implement policies frequently fail. Some critics even suggest that the typical governmental program is, in truth, unmanageable. Outcomes from programs are seldom as planned, and program recipients and bureaucrats who administer programs almost always fail to behave in the rational ways expected. It is suggested that the present linkages between policymakers and other relevant subsystems should be improved and that more careful attention should be given to organizational strategies used to involve bureaucrats and to reach clients.

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