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Policy monitoring and policy analysis

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  • Richard W. Waterman
  • B. Dan Wood

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In this article we introduce a policy analytic technique that we call “policy monitoring.” Using data from the Environmental Protection Agency's Hazardous Waste Division, we demonstrate how the technique can be employed in actual practice. The case study demonstrates that EPA enforcements were responsive to stimuli emanating from outside the agency. In particular, relevant congressional committees were able to influence and effect change in the EPA's policy. In addition to demonstrating how policy monitoring can be employed, we also discuss how it can be used in other policy analytic situations.

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  • Richard W. Waterman & B. Dan Wood, 1993. "Policy monitoring and policy analysis," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 12(4), pages 685-699.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jpamgt:v:12:y:1993:i:4:p:685-699
    DOI: 10.2307/3325346
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    2. Jonas J. Schoenefeld, 2021. "The European Green Deal: What Prospects for Governing Climate Change With Policy Monitoring?," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 9(3), pages 370-379.
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    5. Jean H. Peretz & Robert A. Bohm & Philip D. Jasienczyk, 1997. "Environmental policy and the reduction of hazardous waste," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 16(4), pages 556-574.

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