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Policy termination is normally treated within a policy cycle view, where the termination stage is expected to follow, & be guided by, the evaluation stage. This hypothesized linking of termination with evaluation is examined here through the lenses of "reformers" & "guardians," as they relate to the termination question of a housing renovation program known as Project Renewal in Israel. Reformers see the fulfillment of Project Renewal objectives as the precondition for termination. Guardians hold that past commitments are no longer relevant. The question is not whether to evaluate, but what to evaluate; what objectives should count in making cutback & termination decisions. The close linkage posited between programmatic evaluation & termination seems to have resolved the objectives question, to lead policy analysts to expect, if not prefer, commitment to original objectives. But, insofar as policy termination is acknowledged to be a political process, termination must be viewed in such a way as to permit a changing set of objectives in the later stage of the policy process. 1 Table, 24 References. Modified HA.

The study of policy utilization has been unnecessarily confined to one policy stage and to one group of policymakers‐high ranking civil servants. This article suggests to broaden research concerns by including the various stages of the policy cycle and the various policymakers. Utilization plays different functions in different stages and the incentives of policymakers in each stage are guided by self‐interest and political‐bureaucratic efficacy.