Effective Implementation In Practice: Integrating Public Policy and Management

Part Two

The Implementation System at Multiple Levels

Context is the set of beliefs, at times ones that we are unaware of, that dictate how we think, how we frame the world, what we pay attention to, and consequently how we behave. It is sometimes called a worldview.¹

Nothing undermines the creative process more than the naive belief that once the vision is clear, it's just a matter of “implementation.” In fact, moving from concept to manifestation is the heart of creating—which literally means “bringing into existence.”²

In the chapters in part 2, we apply our multilevel framework to help describe policy and program implementation systems. We begin by considering each of the major levels in these systems. Before we can improve implementation ...