Forschungsperspektiven auf Regierungs- und Verwaltungskoordination: Koordinationsprobleme und Erklarungsfaktoren
In: Der moderne Staat: dms ; Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 17-36
ISSN: 1865-7192
This introductory article reflects research perspectives central to the study of governmental and administrative coordination. The article studies early contributions in organization and decision theory, the political planning debate, studies in policy analysis and discussions in research related to the European Union by addressing their respective contributions to the study of coordination. In particular, the article studies the explanatory factors identified in the varying strands of research for problems of coordination. It is shown that the disparate strands of research identify rather similar factors accounting for coordination problems: Organizational self-interests, prevailing selective perceptions and costs of coordination are widely discussed as hampering coordination in government and administration. Adapted from the source document.