Institutions and Instruments for Government Self-Regulation: Environmental Policy Integration in a Cross-Country Perspective

For the integration of environmental concerns into sectoral policies, two approaches can be distinguished: horizontal integration delegates the responsibility mainly to the environmental departments. Vertical integration makes the departments responsible for themselves and can be labeled as "go...

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Published inJournal of comparative policy analysis Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 291 - 309
Main Authors Jacob, Klaus, Volkery, Axel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.2004
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Analysis
Environmental policy
Horizontal integration
Integration
Manycountries
Public administration
Studies
Vertical integration
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Summary:For the integration of environmental concerns into sectoral policies, two approaches can be distinguished: horizontal integration delegates the responsibility mainly to the environmental departments. Vertical integration makes the departments responsible for themselves and can be labeled as "governmental self-regulation". Various instruments have been developed to make integration operational. This article provides a framework for assessing the conditions of use of such instruments. Data on their application in 29 OECD countries is presented. Tools for vertical integration are not widely applied so far although many authors advocate their introduction. Instead, there is still a strong reliance on tools for horizontal integration. Finally, the reasons for such restraint are discussed.
ISSN:1387-6988
1572-5448
DOI:10.1080/1387698042000305211