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作者:Cardenas, Sergio; Ramirez de la Cruz, Edgar E.
作者单位:Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas A.C. (CIDE)
摘要:Although social equity has been a formal pillar of public administration for decades, identifying mechanisms through which public officials inadvertently reproduce unfair conditions remains a relevant topic. In particular, it is important to understand how the habits and practices of street-level bureaucrats may result in an unjust allocation of public resources. This article provides evidence on how the administrative discretion conferred on school principals may result in an efficient but un...
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作者:Eckerd, Adam
作者单位:Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
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作者:Murray, Sylvester
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作者:Roberts, Alasdair
作者单位:University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia
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作者:Perry, James L.
作者单位:Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; University of Hong Kong
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作者:Skinner, Rob M.
作者单位:Monash University
摘要:The unpredictable impacts of climate change, combined with significant social and economic changes, mean that policy analysis is becoming inordinately more complex. Coping with this increasing complexity while engaging with a full range of stakeholders and the community requires a new approach to leadership and governance. Water planners (and others involved in the planning processes) need new skills in active listening and constructive cultural behavior, and all agencies need to recognize tha...
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作者:Andersen, Simon Calmar; Jakobsen, Morten
作者单位:Aarhus University
摘要:It is well established that bureaucrats' implementation of policies is influenced by their own policy positions, that is, their attitudes toward the given policies. However, what affects the policy positions of bureaucrats? This article focuses on whether the policy positions of bureaucrats at the front lines of government are susceptible to frames and cues embedded in communication. Based on the notion that bureaucrats often adhere to certain professional norms when developing their attitudes...
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作者:Larrick, Stephen
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作者:Robbins, Donijo
作者单位:Grand Valley State University
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作者:ben-Aaron, James; Denny, Matthew; Desmarais, Bruce; Wallach, Hanna
作者单位:University of Massachusetts System; University of Massachusetts Amherst; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; University of Massachusetts System; University of Massachusetts Amherst
摘要:Sunshine laws establishing government transparency are ubiquitous in the United States; however, the intended degree of openness is often unclear or unrealized. Although researchers have identified characteristics of government organizations or officials that affect the fulfillment of public records requests, they have not considered the influence that government organizations have on one another. This picture of independently acting organizations does not accord with the literature on diffusi...