作者：Liu, Nicole Ning; Lo, Carlos Wing-Hung; Zhan, Xueyong; Wang, Wei
作者单位：City University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Jinan University
摘要：This article examines the recoupling mechanism of campaign-style enforcement and its effects on environmental regulatory compliance. Drawing on the policy implementation literature and institutional theory, the authors develop a conceptual model of campaign-style enforcement in which both resource mobilization and power redistribution are theorized to address decoupling problems in regulatory compliance. The two-pathway recoupling mechanism is evidenced by an empirical investigation of the imp...
作者：Avellaneda, Claudia N.; Gomes, Ricardo Correa
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; Universidade de Brasilia
摘要：Although the relationship between managerial capacity and local government performance is well established, research into the direct effect of population size on performance has yielded mixed findings. Using data for 787 municipalities in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, this article examines the direct and nonlinear effects (moderating and curvilinear) of population size on municipal performance. Performance is measured in terms of property tax collection and averaged for the 2005-07 mayo...
