Implementation Gap Essay

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I. Introduction

Sound policies are the underpinning of the democratic governance and closely related to citizens’ livelihoods, the operation of business and the interests of various social groups. Formulating sound policies is the important start of the policy making process, while the implementation system of these policies is the key to determine the outcomes of the policies. Hadson and Lowe (2004, 245) point out the significance of implementation:

Policy is not a settled end product and the significance of the moment and place of delivery is that policy can be and usually is remade during implementation. (Hudson and Lowe, 2004, 245)

Therefore, making implementation analysis, which normally focuses on identifying and bridging implementation …show more content…

The Concept of Implementation Gap: Difference between Expectation and Reality
Implementation gap, which is also called implementation failure, is the difference between the policymakers’ aspirations and the reality of policy outcome in the policy delivery process (deLeon, 1999; Hill, 2005; Hill and Hupe, 2009). It usually manifests that the solutions, which have been adopted in the policy, are not well functioned in practice as expected.
The implementation may lead to the waste of resources, and sometimes, even, may have a negative impact on varies areas of life, from lowering the quality of delivered service to destructing the business environment, and to sacrificing human rights and citizenship. This problem is universally occurring in countries all over the world and at all levels of governments. However, ordinary citizens from developing countries without democratic political system suffer more than those from developed countries with sound political system. The problems of incomplete anti-corruption, talent selection and communication system, and non-efficient bureaucratic structure in developing countries may lead to implementation gap, which makes policies cannot secure the rights of citizens (Makinde, 2005). The essay discusses this issue in the following

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