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Policy Implementation, Street-level Bureaucracy, and the Importance of Discretion

Tummers, Lars, Bekkers, Victor·2014·Public Management Review
DOI 10.1080/14719037.2013.841978
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Street-level bureaucrats implementing public policies have a certain degree of autonomy – or discretion – in their work. Following Lipsky, discretion has received wide attention in the policy implementation literature. However, scholars have not developed theoretical frameworks regarding the effects of discretion, which were then tested using large samples. This study therefore develops a theoretical framework regarding two main effects of discretion: client meaningfulness and willingness to implement. The relationships are tested using a survey among 1,300 health care professionals implementing a new policy. The results underscore the importance of discretion. Implications of the findings and a future research agenda is shown.

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Authors
Tummers, L., & Bekkers, V.
Affiliations
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Venue
Public Management Review
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2013-11-05
Volume
16
Issue
4
Pages
527-547
ISSN
  • 1471-9037
  • 1471-9045
DOI
10.1080/14719037.2013.841978
Cited by
535
References
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Language
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