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7 Heclo ( 1978 )arguedthat the ‘iron triangle’ metaphor was overplayed, and that it
is now less applicable anyway. However, Peters (1998a: 29) warns against the
complete rejection of the iron triangle and notes the persistence of elite
dominance in many sectors.
8 See Dowding ( 1995 )foracritical discussion of the policy network approach, and
the rejoinder by Marsh and Smith ( 2000 ).