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作者：Rackwitz, Maike; Raffer, Christian
作者单位：Hertie School
摘要：Why do local governments create and reform public service companies, given their uncertain economic benefits and potential damage to accountability and service transparency? Taking an extended transaction cost perspective, we argue that corporatization-the provision of public services by publicly owned companies-is a function of fiscal hardship, the decision maker's economic orientation and the level of operator transparency. Using a two-way fixed effects regression, we test this expectation o...
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作者：Zarychta, Alan; Benedum, Michelle E.; Sanchez, Emily; Andersson, Krister P.
作者单位：University of Chicago; University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder; Harvard University; University of Notre Dame
摘要：Decentralization reform has both advantages and risks. Bringing service delivery closer to the people can improve information flows and strengthen accountability, but it may also leave systems vulnerable to elite capture and corruption by municipal government officials. While past research has acknowledged the possibility of corruption under decentralization, relatively little work has connected those risks to features of these reforms or specific local institutional arrangements. To explore t...
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作者：Davis, Jill A.; Hassan, Shahidul
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要：While many public organizations have made notable strides to improve the representation of women at all ranks, women remain severely underrepresented in law enforcement organizations. Research shows that a critical barrier to women's integration into law enforcement is the common perception among policemen that women are unsuited for police work. This study draws on Social Dominance Theory (SDT) to illuminate the values and beliefs underlying policemen's negative perceptions. Using multi-wave ...
