Policy Implementation Discretion

Policy Implementation Discretion is a construct in public administration and policy studies that denotes the authority and capacity of frontline bureaucrats to interpret, adapt, or modify standardized rules and procedures in the execution of public policies, thereby influencing policy outcomes within the boundaries set by legal and administrative frameworks.

135

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18.5K

Citations

238

Authors

140

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Reasoned Decision-making

Publications

135

Discretion versus policy rules in practice

John B. Taylor · Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy · 1993 · 9K citations

Public Affairs, Public Policy, Regulatory Policy +8

Policy Work: Street-Level Organizations Under New Managerialism

Evelyn Z. Brodkin · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory · 2011 · 700 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Public Management, Public Policy +17

Selective Policy Implementation in Rural China

Kevin J. O’Brien, Lianjiang Li · Comparative Politics · 1999 · 598 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Public Administration, Public Policy +17

The Policy Process in the Modern Capitalist State

James W. Perry, Christopher Ham, Michael Hill · Journal of Policy Analysis and Management · 1985 · 589 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Organization Studies, Public Policy +17

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

Lars Tummers, Victor Bekkers · Public Management Review · 2013 · 581 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Public Administration, Public Policy +14

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Authors

238

HA
Hussam Al Halbusi
Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College, Qatar
1 publications · 32 citations
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EZ
Evelyn Z. Brodkin
University of Chicago, United States
3 publications · 802 citations
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MS
Mohammed Salah
Modern College of Business and Science, Oman
1 publications · 32 citations
3
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LT
Lars Tummers
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
3 publications · 810 citations
3
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VB
Victor Bekkers
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
2 publications · 595 citations
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Institutions

140

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Venues

Public Administration
7 publications · 667 citations
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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
JPART · 7 publications · 1.4K citations
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Social Policy and Administration
3 publications · 181 citations
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Administration & Society
AAS · 3 publications · 46 citations
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The Journal of Politics
JP · 3 publications · 246 citations
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