The Health Policy Process in Vietnam: Going Beyond Kingdon's Multiple Streams TheoryComment on "Shaping the Health Policy Agenda: The Case of Safe Motherhood Policy in Vietnam".
This commentary reflects upon the article along three broad lines. It reflects on the theoretical choices and omissions, particularly highlighting why it is important to adapt the multiple streams framework (MSF) when applying it in a socio-political context like Vietnam's. The commentary also reflects upon the analytical threads tackled by Ha et al; for instance, it highlights the opportunities offered by, and raises questions about the centrality of the Policy Entrepreneur in getting the policy onto the political agenda and in pushing it through. The commentary also dwells on the implications of the article for development aid policies and practices. Throughout, the commentary signposts possible themes for Ha et al to consider for further analysis, and more generally, for future research using Kingdon's multiple streams theory.
KIT Health, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.|Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, India.
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D005544:Forecasting; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D057766:Policy; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D011640:Public Policy; D036301:Qualitative Research; D014744:Vietnam
 Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Theory; Health Policy; Vietnam
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