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作者：Xiao, Manlin; Zhan, Xueyong; Cudennec, Arnaud
作者单位：Hong Kong Polytechnic University; University of London
摘要：While recent research has studied the coping behaviors of street-level bureaucrats (SLBs), less attention has been paid to the institutional antecedents of these coping behaviors. This paper examines how macro-level institutional factors-specifically, competing institutional logics-shape SLBs' meso-level organizational conflicts and micro-level coping behaviors. We use semi-structured interviews and archival data to investigate environmental policy implementation in China, where developmental ...
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作者：Blair, Robert A.
作者单位：Brown University
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作者：Kang, Inkyu; Sievert, Martin; Na, Chongmin
作者单位：University System of Georgia; University of Georgia; Leiden University; Leiden University - Excl LUMC; Seoul National University (SNU)
摘要：Individuals form perceptions about the degree of administrative burdens associated with public agencies and programs, even without being (potential) policy clients themselves (e.g., a wealthy person's view of administrative burdens experienced by welfare program applicants) or without referring to a specific instance (e.g., perceptions of bureaucratic hurdles in the federal government overall). This study develops and validates a scale of perceived administrative burden that is applicable beyo...
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作者：Bolkvadze, Ketevan
作者单位：Lund University
摘要：This article develops an argument that in hybrid regimes, different levels of party competition incentivize incumbents to subvert the police in distinct ways, resulting in more corrupt or more repressive policing practices. In competing-pyramid hybrid regimes, such as Ukraine (2013-2019), elites have stronger incentives to preserve police corruption as a tool for immediate resource extraction amid pervasive uncertainty about political survival. Conversely, in dominant-pyramid systems, like Geo...
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作者：Durazzi, Niccolo; Emmenegger, Patrick; Felder-Stindt, Alina
作者单位：Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia; University of Edinburgh; University of St Gallen
摘要：How do states create the skills needed for high technology economic activities that hold an increasingly important role in contemporary societies? Examining economic statecraft in the higher education sector, this article shows that the policies employed by governments to expand the supply of high skills vary depending on their economies' most advanced sectors. Governments who seek to meet the demand of the high-end services sectors pursue a strategy of open-ended higher education expansion. T...
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作者：Schuler, Paul; Ding, Xiao
作者单位：University of Arizona
摘要：Are voters particularly biased against women holding village leadership positions? We initially theorize that traditional ceremonial roles drive anti-woman bias for rural village leadership positions. Our results partially align with expectations. While we find that voters in rural areas are more biased against women as village leaders than for other positions, our results and follow-up interviews suggest a different mechanism. We find that women face heightened voter bias because village lead...
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作者：Jordana, Jacint; Rozas-Bugueno, Joaquin; Trivino-Salazar, Juan Carlos
作者单位：Pompeu Fabra University
摘要：Consumer protection authorities are vital for domestic markets and the smooth functioning of the EU common market. Established several decades ago, these authorities have different institutional designs in different European countries. This paper aims to identify them and assess their main variations. Based on the literature at the intersection of consumer protection regimes and regulatory governance, we propose a theoretical distinction between enforcement-focused authorities and service deli...
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作者：Persson, Anna; Borang, Frida; Carlitz, Ruth
作者单位：University of Gothenburg; University of Amsterdam
摘要：State capacity is widely recognized as a prerequisite for the successful fostering of economic and political development and is considered key to understanding change and enduring differences in development across countries. Yet, despite its influence, there are several aspects of the exercise of state power that are still in need of explanation. Such aspects typically relate to unexpected variation in outcomes within and/or across polities and policies. To better understand these outcomes, th...
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作者：Capano, Giliberto; Pritoni, Andrea; Profeti, Stefania
作者单位：University of Bologna; University of Bologna
摘要：This article explores the role of policy capacity in influencing (regional) government effectiveness. Drawing on various research streams (public administration, public policy, economics, and political science), we assess whether and under what conditions policy capacity affects public policy outcomes. Our proposal is that government effectiveness (operationalized by a novel composite index) results from a combination of factors: socioeconomic context, social capital, political strength, organ...
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作者：Gehrke, Manoel; Yang, Feng
作者单位：University of Pisa; Peking University
摘要：This study investigates the political effects of corruption convictions involving former heads of government. Drawing on an original dataset of convictions and annual, nationally representative surveys covering over 130 countries from 2006 to 2019, we employ a difference-in-differences approach to analyze how these events shape government approval. Our findings indicate a notable contrast: in less democratic countries, convictions boost support for the government, whereas their effect is negli...
