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作者:Therrien, Marc-Antoine
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作者:Thomann, Eva; van Engen, Nadine; Tummers, Lars
作者单位:University of Exeter; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Utrecht University
摘要:The topic of discretion continues to be hotly debated in policy design and policy implementation. In top-down theories, discretion at the frontline is often seen as a control problem: discretion should be avoided as it can mean that the policy is not implemented as intended. Conversely, bottom-up theories state that discretion can help policy implementers tailor a policy to specific circumstances. However, there has been little systematic research into how the experience of having discretion m...
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作者:Yi, Hongtao; Berry, Frances Stokes; Chen, Wenna
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; State University System of Florida; Florida State University; City University of Hong Kong
摘要:Although scholars of policy diffusion have explored the effects of learning, competition, and geographic proximity in the diffusion process, extant theories have not paid enough attention to the roles of the change agents. This study proposes an Agent Network Diffusion (AND) model that explicitly models how leadership transfer networks, a complex system of public managers' career paths, could potentially channel the diffusion of performance innovations. With longitudinal data on government lea...
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作者:Haeder, Simon F.; Yackee, Susan Webb
作者单位:West Virginia University; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
摘要:US presidents-working through the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)-influence administrative agencies by directing agencies to modify their regulatory policy proposals before finalization. We identify two competing hypotheses from the literature to explain this presidential intervention. First, some scholars hypothesize that presidents are more likely to change proposals when the submitting agency's political ideology differs from the president's. Second, others argue that pr...