Institutionalization of policy analysis in developing countries: with special reference to Nigeria

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Title:	Institutionalization of policy analysis in developing countries: with special reference to Nigeria
Author:	Ojagbohunmi, Gani A.
Year:	1990
Issue:	83
Pages:	79
Language:	English
Series:	Working papers, General series (ISSN 0921-0210)
City of publisher:	The Hague
Publisher:	Institute of Social Studies
Geographic terms:	developing countries Nigeria
Subjects:	political science institutions political conditions
External link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1765/18778
Abstract:	This study investigates the prospects and problems of institutionalizing policy analysis and research for policy improvement in developing countries, with emphasis on Nigeria. Institutional approaches to policy research and analysis include Public Commissions of Inquiry, inter-university policy research organizations, policy research/analysis units of political parties, planning commissions, semi-autonomous and autonomous think tanks, and policy analysis units under or near the heads of government. How feasible are policy analysis institutions in developing countries? What pattern or model of institutionalization is optimal or best suited for the policymaking scene of developing countries? What are the real and potential limitations as well as the prospects of such a model? These questions are addressed, using the best-known policy advisory organization of Nigeria - the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) - as an example.