Preventing Policy Capture: Integrity in Public Decision Making

Oecd

OECD, 2017 - Political Science - 82 pages

This report exposes how "policy capture", where public decisions over policies are consistently or repeatedly directed away from the public interest towards a specific interest, can exacerbate inequalities and undermine democratic values, economic growth and trust in government. It maps out the different mechanisms and risks of policy capture, and provides guidance for policy makers on how to mitigate these risks through four complementary strategies: engaging stakeholders with diverging interests; ensuring transparency and access to information; promoting accountability; and identifying and mitigating the risk of capture through organisational integrity policies.

About the author

The OECD is an international organization that consists of 30 Member countries from the developed world that accept the principles of representative democracy and free market economy. It originated in 1948 as the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) to help administer the Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. Later its membership was extended to non-European states, and in 1961 it was reformed into the OECD. The organization provides a forum where governments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and co-ordinate domestic and international policies. With active relationships with some 70 other countries and economies, NGOs and civil society, the organization has a global reach. Renowned for its publications and statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, environment, development and science and innovation.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Preventing Policy Capture: Integrity in Public Decision Making; OECD public governance reviews, ISSN 2219-0406
• Author: Oecd
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: OECD, 2017
• ISBN: 9264065229, 9789264065222
• Length: 82 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / American Government / General