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Christoph Knill ,
Yves Steinebach  and
Dionys Zink
Christoph Knill
Affiliation:
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Yves Steinebach
Affiliation:
University of Olso
Dionys Zink
Affiliation:
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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Triage Bureaucracy
The Organizational Challenge of Implementing Growing Policy Stocks
 , pp. v - viii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2026
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Contents

  1. List of Figures

  2. List of Tables

  3. Preface

  4. List of Abbreviations

  5. 1The Challenge of Implementing Growing Policy Stocks

    1. 1.1Introduction

    2. 1.2Government Overload, Policy Growth, Policy Implementation, and Street-level Bureaucracy

    3. 1.3Main Argument and Contributions: Organizational Policy Triage

    4. 1.4Structure and Plan of the Book

  6. 2Bureaucratic Overload and Organizational Policy Triage: Analytical Concepts and Theoretical Argument

    1. 2.1Introduction

    2. 2.2An Organizational Perspective on Implementation: The Concept of Policy Triage

    3. 2.3Theoretical Framework: Policy Growth and Organizational Policy Triage

    4. 2.4Conclusion

  7. 3Observing and Explaining Policy Triage

    1. 3.1Assessing the Level of Policy Triage

    2. 3.2Assessing the Determinants of Policy Triage

    3. 3.3Policy Sector, Countries, and Organizations under Study

    4. 3.4Methodological Approach

    5. 3.5Conclusion

  8. 4Denmark: Another Day in Paradise

    with Christian Severin

  9. 4.1Introduction

  10. 4.2Structural Overview: Environmental and Social Policy Implementation in Denmark

  11. 4.3Good at the Top, Mixed at the Bottom: Variation of Policy Triage in the Environmental Sector

  12. 4.4Consistently Top, Mixed at the Bottom: Variation of Policy Triage Across Sectors

  13. 4.5Conclusion

  14. 5Germany: The Tide Is High

    Christina Steinbacher and Alexa Lenz

  15. 5.1Introduction

  16. 5.2Structural Overview: Environmental and Social Policy Implementation in Germany

  17. 5.3Policy Implementation in Germany: Collapsing from Below?

  18. 5.4Treading in Deep Water: Policy Triage in Germany

  19. 5.5Conclusion

  20. 6The United Kingdom: Implementation on the Highway to Hell?

    1. 6.1Introduction

    2. 6.2Structural Overview: Environmental and Social Policy Implementation in the UK

    3. 6.3On Desolation Row: Policy Triage in the English Environmental and Social Sector

    4. 6.4Standing in the Rain or Good Day Sunshine? Determinants of Policy Triage in the Environmental Sector

    5. 6.5Highway to Hell or Stairway to Heaven: Determinants of Policy Triage in the Social Sector

    6. 6.6Conclusion

  21. 7Ireland: Independent Agencies Walking on the Bright Side of Life

    1. 7.1Introduction

    2. 7.2Structural Overview: Environmental and Social Policy Implementation in Ireland

    3. 7.3A Look on the Bright Side of (Administrative) Life: The Environmental Protection Agency and the Pensions Authority

    4. 7.4Out of the Blue and Into the Black: The DSP and the NPWS

    5. 7.5At the Far End of the Rainbow: Local Authorities

    6. 7.6Conclusion

  22. 8Italy: Non mollare mai – Never Give Up

    1. 8.1Introduction

    2. 8.2Structural Overview: Environmental and Social Policy Implementation in Italy

    3. 8.3At the Mercy of Policy Triage: Exorbitant Overload Vulnerability of Italian Implementation Bodies

    4. 8.4Organizational Policy Triage: Sewn to the Edge

    5. 8.5Preventing the Worst: Organizational Commitment to Overload Compensation

    6. 8.6Conclusion

  23. 9Portugal: It’s a Hard Knock Life

    with Christian Aschenbrenner

  24. 9.1Introduction

  25. 9.2Structural Overview: Environmental and Social Policy Implementation in Portugal

  26. 9.3Patterns of Policy Triage: A Frequent and Severe Phenomenon in Both Sectors

  27. 9.4Environmental Policy: Organizational Triage Despite Proximity to the Center

  28. 9.5Social Policy: Organizational Triage Despite Direct Implications of Implementation Failures

  29. 9.6Conclusion

  30. 10Bureaucratic Policy Triage in Comparative Perspective

    1. 10.1Introduction

    2. 10.2Empirical Findings: The Good, the Bad, and Those in Between

    3. 10.3The Sectoral Discrepancies: More Triage in the Environmental Sector

    4. 10.4No Love for the Country: More Triage on the Subnational Level

    5. 10.5Conclusion

  31. 11Conclusion

    1. 11.1Introduction

    2. 11.2Mitigating Policy Triage: Potential Levers Ahead

    3. 11.3Final Remarks

  32. Appendix A:Overview of the Empirical Evidence

  33. Appendix B:Supplementary Interview Methods

  34. Appendix C:List of Interviews

  35. References

  36. Index

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