Afterward : the once and future state of policy termination
By: DELEON, Peter
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ArticlePublisher: New York : Marcel Dekker, 1997International Journal of Public Administration - IJPA 20, 12, p. 2195-2212Abstract: This essay reviews the five articles in this symposium in light of termination research conducted over the past twenty years. The underattention of termination during the past two decades is discussed in the painted context of the attention paid to termination by the recent Contract With America, a plan by Congressional Republicans to eliminate selected government programs. One conclusion is that termination is still not easy, especially when strange bedfellows, motivated by self interest, join forces to stay the termination cleaver. Another issue is how to terminate programs in a humane manner, that is, without sacrificing essential employees or services. Despite the sparse attention paid to termination by academicians, termination remains an enduring and relevant public policy issue.
This essay reviews the five articles in this symposium in light of termination research conducted over the past twenty years. The underattention of termination during the past two decades is discussed in the painted context of the attention paid to termination by the recent Contract With America, a plan by Congressional Republicans to eliminate selected government programs. One conclusion is that termination is still not easy, especially when strange bedfellows, motivated by self interest, join forces to stay the termination cleaver. Another issue is how to terminate programs in a humane manner, that is, without sacrificing essential employees or services. Despite the sparse attention paid to termination by academicians, termination remains an enduring and relevant public policy issue.
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