Publication:

From bureaucratic capacity to legislation: how ministerial resources shape governments’ policy-making capabilities

Date

Date

Date
2023
Journal Article
Published version

Citations

Citation copied

Klüser, K. J. (2023). From bureaucratic capacity to legislation: how ministerial resources shape governments’ policy-making capabilities. West European Politics, 46(2), 347–373. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2022.2030602

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

How does ministries’ capacity to draft legislation affect the political output of modern governments? This article combines a novel dataset describing the capacity of ministerial bureaucracies to attend to about 250 distinct policy issues with content-coded data on government legislation. The sample consists of Danish, Dutch and German governments, jointly spanning the time from 1995 to 2013. The analysis reveals three main findings: firstly, issue-specific bureaucratic capacity unconditionally increases governments’ legislative activ

Metrics

Downloads

66 since deposited on 2024-01-04
Acq. date: 2025-11-13

Views

57 since deposited on 2024-01-04
Acq. date: 2025-11-13

Additional indexing

Creators (Authors)

Journal/Series Title

Journal/Series Title

Journal/Series Title

Volume

Volume

Volume
46

Number

Number

Number
2

Page range/Item number

Page range/Item number

Page range/Item number
347

Page end

Page end

Page end
373

Item Type

Item Type

Item Type
Journal Article

Dewey Decimal Classifikation

Dewey Decimal Classifikation

Dewey Decimal Classifikation

Keywords

Ministerial government, policy making, ministerial bureaucracy, legislation, ministerial portfolios

Language

Language

Language
English

Publication date

Publication date

Publication date
2023-02-23

Date available

Date available

Date available
2024-01-04

Publisher

Publisher

Publisher

ISSN or e-ISSN

ISSN or e-ISSN

ISSN or e-ISSN
0140-2382

OA Status

OA Status

OA Status
Hybrid

Free Access at

Free Access at

Free Access at
DOI

Metrics

Downloads

66 since deposited on 2024-01-04
Acq. date: 2025-11-13

Views

57 since deposited on 2024-01-04
Acq. date: 2025-11-13

Citations

Citation copied

Klüser, K. J. (2023). From bureaucratic capacity to legislation: how ministerial resources shape governments’ policy-making capabilities. West European Politics, 46(2), 347–373. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2022.2030602

Hybrid Open Access
Loading...
Thumbnail Image

Files

Files

Files
Files available to download:1

Files

Files

Files
Files available to download:1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image