Policy Change through Social Elements of Policy Design: Florida Growth Policies

ABSTRACT

This study analyzed policy change in legislation through three social elements of policy design: policy problem, policy goal, and intervention strategy. It covered five successive policies of Florida Growth Management Act (1970-2010). The study also examined social construction of policy change and sources influencing change. Florida’s record of social policy learning and change was positive. Drastic 1980s changes included a centralized state-regional-local planning-implementation system and local economic development. Florida’s policies emphasized statewide control of population growth (1970s-1980s), and sprawl and urban decline areas (1990s-2000s). Florida’s problematic experience of instrumental policy learning and change included discretionary implementation tools and processes

KEYWORDS:

• policy
• change
• design
• social
• growth

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).