Networking requirements, institutional capacity, and implementation gaps in transitional regimes

The case of acidification policy in Hungary

Bibliographic Data

ID6289687
AuthorsLaurence J O''Toole, Laurence J O’toole (corresponding author), Laurence J O'Toole
Year1997
Volume4
Issue1
Pages1-17
Publication date1997-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/135017697344208
OpenAlexW2122521100
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

Network perspectives can be useful but require further development. Scholars seem simply to assume the presence and importance of policy networks. It is important, therefore, to investigate instances in which policy networks are absent - or present but exhibit structural 'gaps'. Such inquiries can help to clarify the value of the network notion for explaining policy dynamics. This study provides such an opportunity. The investigation focuses on policy implementation for controlling air pollution in Hungary, as organized through the so-called international acidification regime. The case covers an effort to execute continuing and increasing policy commitments amidst dramatic political and economic change. The Hungarian implementation context exhibits a number of gaps or network failures which contribute to underperformance in this sector. Successful program implementation, at least in some fields, requires a recognition that networks are important but do not inevitably develop to fulfill implementation requirements

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