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Research Article
The German sustainable development strategy: facing policy, management and political strategy assessments
Article first published online: 18 MAY 2007
DOI: 10.1002/eet.453
Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment
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European Environment
Special Issue: Sustainable Development Strategies in Europe: Taking Stock 20 years after the Brundtland Report; Edited by R. Steurer and A. Martinuzzi, Research Institute for Managing Sustainability (RIMAS), Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria
Volume 17, Issue 3, pages 164–176, May/June 2007
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How to Cite
Tils, R. (2007), The German sustainable development strategy: facing policy, management and political strategy assessments. Eur. Env., 17: 164–176. doi: 10.1002/eet.453
Publication History
- Issue published online: 18 MAY 2007
- Article first published online: 18 MAY 2007
- Manuscript Accepted: 21 MAR 2007
- Manuscript Revised: 17 JAN 2007
- Manuscript Received: 29 SEP 2006
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Keywords:
- political strategy;
- Germany;
- national sustainable development strategy;
- sustainable development;
- assessment
Abstract
The Germans' conviction of being an international frontrunner in environmental policy stands in contrast to the unwillingness of the German national governments of the 1990s to undertake a commitment for a nationwide sustainable development strategy. Using five core strategy categories, namely horizontal and vertical integration, participation, implementation mechanism, monitoring and evaluation, this article provides an overview of the German sustainable development strategy preparation and implementation process. While the strategy is an ambitious concept, it also exhibits important shortcomings when viewed with different analytical perspectives such as policy, management and political strategy. Only with all of these perspectives combined can we arrive at specific conclusions about the assessment of the strategy process and make the essential characteristics of political strategy apparent. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.