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Control Capacity — England and Wales

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Drinking Water Supply and Agricultural Pollution

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Despite the existence of a wide range of legislative measures and regulatory agencies with specific powers, the overriding ‘policy style’ (Richardson, 1982) in this case is, as we suggested earlier, consensus orientated. If we were to choose one label to convey the essential nature of this style it would be ‘codes of practice’. These numerous codes are all designed to build a consensual and co-operative approach as a means of changing farmers’ behavior, with everyone recognizing that the (relatively) light regulatory regime (as applied directly to farmers, at least) might be replaced by a more tougher, adversarial, style of regulation. Cynics might see the consensual approach as simply agenda management, but it is equally possible to argue that it is the most realistic approach, bearing in mind the nature of the policy problem being addressed.

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    Jeremy J. Richardson

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    Geerten J. I. Schrama

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Richardson, J.J. (1998). Control Capacity — England and Wales. In: Schrama, G.J.I. (eds) Drinking Water Supply and Agricultural Pollution. Environment & Policy, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5106-1_10

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