- Have you ever wondered what happens when governments introduce new policies without adding the administrative capacity to support them? Recent research shows that instead of improving problem-solving, such expansions can overwhelm public agencies, forcing them to engage in “policy triage”,Oct 17, 2025 10:53
- reallocating limited resources among competing priorities. Using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Acid Rain Program as a case, the study finds that enforcement efforts for other industrial sites declined as attention shifted to the new program.
- Complementary interviews in Germany, Italy, and Portugal suggest this pattern is widespread, revealing an important trade-off: when administrative capacity doesn’t grow alongside policy ambition, overall policy effectiveness can suffer. Read it here: academic.oup.com/jpart/articl...
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