Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitlePrevention is Better Than Cure, So Why isn't Government Policy More Preventive?AuthorsCairney, Paul; St Denny, EmilyAbstractPrevention has become a watchword in UK policy debates - so why do governments seldom follow through on commitments to implement prevention policies? Paul Cairney and Emily St Denny report on new research on prevention in practice.SubjectsGOVERNMENT policy; AUSTERITY; PUBLIC spendingPublicationPolitical Insight, 2015, Vol 6, Issue 3, p36ISSN2041-9058Publication typeArticleDOI10.1111/2041-9066.12114