This article aims to examine the causal relation between policy ideas and policy change, especially compares the privatization of Japan postal service with those of British postal service. The basic questions raised by this article are as followings: What is the reason neo-liberalism reform succeeds in Britain. What is the reason the neo-liberalism reform was not able to succeed in Japan? In conclusion, it can explain the difference of the policy with the cohesive property of the executive branch and the political party in Britain and Japan.
Ⅰ. 서론 Ⅱ. 정책아이디어와 정책변용의 구조 1. 아이디어와 이익: 아이디어의 채택 2. 아이디어와 제도: 아이디어의 제도화 Ⅲ. 일본과 영국의 우정개혁 1. 일본의 우정개혁 과정 2. 영국의 우정개혁 과정 3. 일본과 영국의 우정개혁 상이점 Ⅳ. 결론에 대신하며 【參考文獻】 <要旨> Abstract