Interdependency Among Target Populations - Concerning to the Sri Lankan Foreign Direct Investment Policy Reforms in 2017.

Public policies which have shaped by implementing Social constructions on target population have a certain degree of impact on the success of the policy process of it. But when there is a correlation and interdependence between different target groups, it is a duty of the policy maker to consider those emerging situations. Following Schneider and Ingram, target population has received wide attention in the policy implementation literature. However, scholars have not given the attention or not developed theoretical frameworks regarding the social constructions of interdependence between target populations. This study, therefore, improves the Schneider and Ingram's theory by expanding into another level of social construction. Sri Lankan Foreign Direct Investment policy design process and recent legal amendments to the policy have examined as a case study. This research carries out empirical data survey and qualitative research methodology. The results underscore the importance of considering interdependence of the target populations in the policy process, implications of the findings and a future research agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]