TAG und KiföG im Vergleich : über die Leistungen und Grenzen informellen Regierens im Dickicht des sozialen Bundesstaats in Deutschland

Kurzfassung/Abstract

Due to the fact that the German municipalities and Länder failed to fulfill their responsibility to expand child care (especially in Western Germany) over the course of many years, the federal government made two efforts to take over, namely the TAG and the KiföG. While the resulats of this initiative may be desirable, it is questionable whether this matter is actually in the jurisdiction of the federal state. This situation prompetd the author to determine the relevance of informal processes in implementing plans of this nature that concern different levels of government. By comparing the TAG and the KiföG in the case at hand, the author shows that the actors use informal means in a flexible manner in order to attain the desired results in an environment government. However, they also fell back on formal regulatory structures to achieve their interests whenver it seemed convenient. The analysis yields a complex pattern of formality and informality, government and governance, hieracrchy and negotiation. It can only be judged in an adequate manner when it is studied separately for the level of legislation, implementation and financing. The extent and porportion of the components of the pattern vary within these different levels.