ABSTRACT
In the preceding chapters we assessed the post-war development of the UK automobile industry; in this chapter we discuss the evolution of British policy networks during this period. In particular, we test the utility of Atkinson and Coleman’s (1989) model of policy networks. The benefit of our longitudinal study is that policy change can be placed in its proper historical perspective and developments in policy-making structures can be accounted for. This chapter draws the UK section to a close with a discussion of the key governing structures and networks of actors before shifting the discussion to the European level. However, there are important links between the two levels.
