Publisher's Synopsis
This study focuses on how individuals and organisations are attempting to manage sustainable development against a background of the increasing profile of this subject within UK government. The report examines the position of sustainable development within public policy in general, and describes the organisational and institutional framework that exists in Wales to govern it. It deals in turn with the main components of the policy process and considers the effectiveness of different duties, frameworks, mechanisms and regimes. The role of individual actors, the determinants of effective organisational design and the barriers and problems associated with implementing sustainable development strategies are also explored. This report will be of interest to managers, practitioners and politicians concerned with the governance of sustainable development inside and outside Wales, and to policy makers in general dealing with complex cross cutting issues.
