Explaining implementation deficits through multi-level governance in the EU's new member states: EU limits for arsenic in drinking water in Hungary

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This paper uses a multi-level governance lens to explore a case of non-compliance with EU legislation in Hungary and expands historical institutionalist explanations of EU laggards. Despite adopting the European Union's (EU's) limit of 10 ppb arsenic in drinking water, parts of Hungary do not comply. To explain this deficit, the paper examines the match between discourse incorporated into policy and held by policy actors in Hungary. Multiple points of mismatch are found that influence implementation because of governance structures, adding specificity to explanations of 'goodness of fit' between EU and national policy.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Environmental Planning and Management
Volume58
Issue number7
Pages (from-to)1137-1153
Number of pages17
ISSN0964-0568
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 03.07.2015

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  • Sustainability Science - environmental health, Europeanisation, geogenic arsenic, historical institutionalism, policy analysis

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