King Trends And The Future Of Public Policy

Based on theories of policy-making to deduce the implications for public policy of major long-term technological, economic, environmental and social trends, this study presents the EU policy implications that are more assertive security policies, more business-friendly economic policies, more liberal social policies, and increased public spending.

This study presents, for the first time, a synoptic picture of the future directions in which public policy in EU countries is likely to move, based on using contemporary theories of policy-making to deduce the implications for public policy of major long-term technological, economic, environmental and social trends.

The resulting 12 policy implications can be loosely summarized as more assertive security policies, more business-friendly economic policies, more liberal social policies and increased public spending.