Agency evolution, new institutionalism, and 'hybrid' policy domains: Lessons from the 'greening' of the U.S. military

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 469-490

  Durant, Robert F ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency design; Agency evolution; Defense policy; Environmental policy; Rational choice institutionalism; U.S. military

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE SPENDING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; MILITARY GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL SECURITY; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL THEORY; PUBLIC SERVICE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845544148     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2006.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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