Environmental Management Systems in Local Public Authorities A Comparative Study of the Introduction and Implementation of EMAS in the United Kingdom and Germany |
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| Author:
| Jungwirth, Martin |
| Series title: | Aktuelle Probleme moderner Gesellschaften. Contemporary Problems of Modern Societies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-631-59531-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $109.95 |
Book Description:
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This study analyses the introduction and implementation processes of the European environmental management standard EMAS in modern local public administrations in the UK and Germany. Based on the different political and institutional settings, a qualitative analysis reveals the effects of the policy instrument. The study comes to the conclusion that the organizational processes are mostly dependent on the dominant actors within each organization. The orientation towards New Public...
More DescriptionThis study analyses the introduction and implementation processes of the European environmental management standard EMAS in modern local public administrations in the UK and Germany. Based on the different political and institutional settings, a qualitative analysis reveals the effects of the policy instrument. The study comes to the conclusion that the organizational processes are mostly dependent on the dominant actors within each organization. The orientation towards New Public Management can be beneficial for organizations working with EMAS while others can use it to start a modernization process. On a national level, EMAS is a classical case of an innovative, voluntary and flexible policy instrument with an imperfect national implementation that has dramatic effects on its use.