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作者：le Cointre, Sara
作者单位：Utrecht University
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作者：Giauque, David; Ritz, Adrian; Varone, Frederic; Anderfuhren-Biget, Simon
作者单位：University of Lausanne; University of Bern; University of Geneva
摘要：This article examines the relationship between red tape, Public Service Motivation (PSM) and a particular work outcome labelled resigned satisfaction. Using data from a national survey of over 3754 public servants working at the municipal level in Switzerland, this study shows the importance of looking more closely at the concept of work satisfaction and, furthermore, of thoroughly investigating the impact of the different PSM dimensions on work outcomes. Unsurprisingly, research findings show...
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作者：Knox, Colin
作者单位：Ulster University
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作者：Benish, Avishai; Levi-Faur, David
作者单位：Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Hebrew University of Jerusalem
摘要：This article explores the democratic values underlying public services when they are outsourced. Building on Rosenbloom and Piotrowski's (2005a, 2005b) framework, we examine whether and how administrative law norms - that serve as central democratic governance and accountability mechanisms in the administrative state - are extended to the new (private) frontline service providers. Through a study of the regulation of the privatized welfare-to-work programme in Wisconsin, we find that new forms...
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作者：Kelly, Josie
作者单位：Aston University
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作者：Tsarouhas, Dimitris
作者单位：Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University
摘要：Which factors account for successful policy reform and what role does discourse play in the process? This article examines this empirical puzzle with reference to the issue of Greek reform failure. A matched comparison with Italy in the area of pensions reveals the salience of path shaping and the use of political discourse in narrowing down reform options and facilitating change. The Greek case of limited public information, incoherent preparation of the problem, and inner-circle decision-mak...
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作者：Benson-Rea, Maureen; Shore, Cris
作者单位：University of Auckland; University of Auckland
摘要：Debate over 'loyalty transfer' in the European Union (EU) centres on the assumption that elite socialisation and 'spillover' processes lead inevitably to changes in the behaviour and identities of European officials. This article interrogates that notion by exploring how officials in the EU external delegations represent Europe. The Lisbon Treaty (2009) will transform the delegations in ways that are emblematic of the EU's evolution as a global actor. Drawing on empirical insights we examine t...
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作者：Fischer, Joern
作者单位：University of Cologne
摘要：How is the doctrine of ministerial responsibility applied in the decisions of German ministers (not) to resign? This question arises from an empirical puzzle as well as from a theoretical contradiction. Despite the prominent principle of ministerial responsibility, empirically, the personal consequences' of ministerial scandals in their area of responsibility, display a large variance. Some ministers resign because of rather trifling affairs, others stay in office in spite of serious scandals....
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作者：Jarl, Maria; Fredriksson, Anders; Persson, Sofia
作者单位：University of Gothenburg; University of Gothenburg; University of Gothenburg; University of Gothenburg
摘要：New Public Management (NPM) is one of the most significant reforms in public welfare in recent times. Making individual civil servants more dependent on the directions of the local manager than on common professional standards, previous sociological research argues that NPM results in a 'deprofessionalization' of civil servants. Taking a somewhat different approach, recent public administration research indicates that NPM may, at the same time, enhance the professional status of welfare manage...
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作者：Wells, Peter
作者单位：Sheffield Hallam University; University of Sheffield
摘要：The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the role of think tanks in the governance of regional policy. The paper critically reviews a series of reports by United Kingdom (UK) based think tanks, published between 2002 and 2008, a period of interest on the part of national government in the most appropriate configuration of subnational governance. Policy transfer and the role of ideas in regional policy provide the framework for analysis. The interpretation of the findings ...
