Rhetoric and policy learning: On Rhodri Morgan’s ‘Clear Red Water’ and ‘Made in Wales’ health policies

• Published in: Public policy and administration Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 306 - 323
• Main Author: Moon, David S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2013
• Subjects: Benefits; Borders; Culture; Devolution; Health Policy; Innovation; Laboratories; Languages; Learning; Management; Morgan, Rhodri; National identity; Policy making; Policy Transfer; Radicalism; Rhetoric; Unions; United Kingdom; Wales; Water; Health policy in Wales; nationalist rhetoric; UK devolution; policy learning; rhetoric; Welsh Labour

One of the benefits of multi-level systems of governments, according to their supporters, is that their plurality of governmental institutions/levels provides the scope for valuable policy innovation and learning. One vocal supporter of this view has been former Labour First Minister of Wales (2000–...