Problem
Policy-making by stealth
Other Names:
Secret policy-making Nature:
Government may respond to controversial issues by formulating and implementing unpopular policies such as to avoid democratic review before a point of no return. Conversely, popular policies which are experienced as a constraint by government and by powerful pressure groups may be relaxed and diluted in ways which are not detected until it is too late to repair the damage done. Incidence:
In the UK the government was accused in 1993 of endeavouring to privatize the health service by stealth and of endeavouring to impose a country-wide pattern of expressways without appropriate consultation. Broader Problems:
Undemocratic policy-making Related Problems:
Secretive organizations Aggravates:
Secret diplomacy Subject(s):
Defence → SecrecyPolicy-making → Policy
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST