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Political science has embraced institutional analysis to the degree that it has become a truism to say that we are ‘all institutionalists now’. Yet, despite this turn towards institutional analysis, most studies have focussed on the political as opposed to the policy implications of institutions. As a result, the direct and indirect effects of institutions on concrete policy output have received scarce attention. This article outlines the developments to date and presents the overall findings of the articles in this volume.
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Qvortrup, M. Introduction – The Authoritative Allocation of Values: Policy Outcomes and Political Institutions. Eur Polit Sci 11, 224–228 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2011.33
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