Role of Experts in Policy Advice: Lessons of Experience
Author: Professor Nurul Islam
Professor Nurul Islam examines the role of experts in policy advice in order to draw some lessons from his valuable personal experience. Recognizing the highly complex nature of policymaking in a modern state, he suggests that, apart from building up strong public institutions for policy analysis, it is imperative to encourage vigorous debates outside the government among different points of view in order to arrive at the decision by the government.