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作者：Yackee, Susan Webb
作者单位：University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
摘要：I test the proposition that interest groups achieve greater policy success when they lobby during the agency guidance document development process as opposed to the notice and comment process. Policymaking via guidance documents often receives lower levels of public attention, which provides greater flexibility to accommodate lobbying requests. I analyze the hypothesis during the creation of 41 rules by one US government agency-20 of which were promulgated using the notice and comment process ...
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作者：Deslatte, Aaron
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：Understanding how the public assesses the performance of complex, intergovernmental efforts such as sustainability is critical for understanding both managerial decision-making and institutional design. Drawing from the performance and federalism literature, this study investigates the role that distinctive elements of negativity bias play in citizen assessments of intergovernmental performance. In three survey experiments, this study exploits a well-known intergovernmental initiative to explo...
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作者：Thomsen, Mette Kjaergaard; Baekgaard, Martin; Jensen, Ulrich Thy
作者单位：University of Southern Denmark; Aarhus University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
摘要：Coproduction where citizens collaborate with public employees in producing and delivering public services is often argued to be associated with benefits for either participating citizens, their relatives, friends, or society at large. Less is known about the potential downsides associated with citizen participation in coproduction of public services. We argue that psychological costs, such as experiences of stigma, stress, and loss of autonomy may arise among citizens in response to coproducti...
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作者：Valant, Jon; Newark, Daniel A.
作者单位：Brookings Institution; Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Paris
摘要：Public institutions seeking to facilitate effective decision making by boundedly rational constituents often must determine what information to provide and in what form to provide it. Ideally, this determination would reflect an understanding of how different kinds, forms, and sources of information are processed by constituents and influence constituents' beliefs. However, research on this topic-especially in the context of educational institutions, and with a focus on official numerical info...
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作者：Brunjes, Benjamin M.
作者单位：University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
摘要：Contracts are increasingly used in government as a way to insert competition into public agencies and policy implementation. Competition among contractors is theorized to drive down costs, encourage innovation, and boost accountability. However, there have been few studies on whether competition actually leads to improved performance among contractors. This analysis examines nearly 25,000 federal contracts to determine how competition is related to performance. Findings indicate that competiti...
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作者：Chuang, Emmeline; McBeath, Bowen; Carnochan, Sarah; Austin, Michael J.
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; Portland State University; University of California System; University of California Berkeley
摘要：The complexity of human service delivery means that contracts are often incomplete or contingent. When contracted services or products are complex, relational contracting can function as a critical informal accountability mechanism. This study introduces and tests a conceptual framework of relational processes and organizational factors hypothesized to inform private human service contract outcomes. Data from a 2015 survey of private nonprofit and for-profit human service organizations in five...
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作者：Alon-Barkat, Saar
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作者：Aldag, Austin; Warner, Mildred E.; Bel, Germa
作者单位：Cornell University; University of Barcelona
摘要：Intermunicipal cooperation is the most prevalent alternative service delivery method for US local governments. While aspirations for budgetary savings are one motivating factor, increased service quality and regional coordination are also important goals. We use an original 2013 survey of local governments in New York State to assess the level of service sharing and outcomes. We match our survey with 20 years (1996-2016) of service-level costs data to explore the relationships between sharing ...
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作者：Gravier, Magali; Roth, Camille
作者单位：Copenhagen Business School
摘要：This article analyzes the evolution of the staff composition of the European Commission from 1980 to 2013 using the theory of representative bureaucracy. The article first demonstrates how the Commission formulates guidelines which aim at offering fair levels of representation to each member state. However, comparing recruitment targets and actual staffing figures reveals very heterogeneous staff levels. Some member states enjoy unexpectedly high levels of representation whereas others present...
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作者：Bitterman, Patrick; Koliba, Christopher J.
作者单位：University of Nebraska System; University of Nebraska Lincoln; University of Vermont
摘要：With the widespread use of collaborative governance mechanisms for mitigating water pollution, an opportunity exists to test alternative institutional designs based on collaborative governance theory using computer simulation models, particularly when there is a clear relationship between governance networks, observable resource allocation decisions, and measurable outcomes. This is especially the case for wicked problems like nonpoint source water pollution where there are compelling question...
