The Development of Agricultural Policy Making Process Evaluation Model in Segment of Setting Goals and Measures

Volume 1 - Issue 5

Tihana Kovacicek*

Received: March 26, 2018;;   Published: April 05, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/CIACR.2018.01.000123

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Abstract

The main characteristics of Croatia’s public policies and agricultural policy are lack of policy analysis activities and not making the clear distinction between objectives and goals. Further, evaluation of public policies, especially agricultural policy is not regular activity. This doctoral thesis is based on the assumptions that agricultural policy objectives and goals are not accomplished because of shortcomings in the process of agricultural policy making. In order to test the hypothesis, evaluation model is developed. The first steps in model developing are grouping Croatian agricultural policy objectives/goals (set by strategic documents) and analysis of the content of scientific papers in the period 1995 – 2013. The research period is, by critical junctures, divided into four sub periods: 1995 – 2000; 2001 – 2004; 2005 – 2008; 2009 – 2013. Croatian agricultural policy objectives/goals, more than 80, are grouped according to key words: self-sufficiency, income, competitiveness and rural development.

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