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作者：Oberg, Shirin Ahlback; Sundstrom, Goran
作者单位：Uppsala University; Stockholm University
摘要：In recent years, criticism facing Business-Type Management within the state has led governments to call for new management models. In many cases, this ambition has not been accompanied by concrete actions signaling a clear break with BTM. There has been limited capacity for critical reflection, learning, and innovative thinking. Why is this? In this article, this question is discussed from a historical-institutional perspective. Using Sweden as a case, it is argued that the inertia largely can...
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作者：Wang, Huanming; Ran, Bing
作者单位：Dalian University of Technology; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University
摘要：This study addresses the under-theorized formation of specific co-production arrangements by exploring governance pathway formation. Using 76 community regeneration projects in Shanghai, we identify a parsimonious two-level typology: State-led co-production (comprising sub-type A: state as operator and sub-type B: non-state as operator) and Citizen-led co-production (comprising sub-type C: volunteers as operator and sub-type D: users as operator). Findings reveal pathway emergence is contingen...
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作者：Kempeneer, Shirley
作者单位：Tilburg University
摘要：This paper examines the interplay between agile digital transformation and the rule of law within the public sector, focusing on case studies from a semi-large municipal government in the Netherlands and a department of the Flemish regional government in Belgium. Drawing on expert interviews, the paper explores how agile methods, championed for flexibility, interact with existing administrative routines and affect rule of law principles that prioritize consistency. Theoretically, the paper bui...
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作者：Lan, Jinhui
作者单位：University of Shanghai for Science & Technology
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作者：Liu, Ruoxuan; Han, Yanbing
作者单位：Nanjing University
摘要：The rise of artificial intelligence in public decision-making is reshaping state legitimacy by shifting administrative discretion from human bureaucracies to algorithmic systems. While research has explored AI accountability and legitimacy deficits, how they are related across different decision contexts remains unclear. Drawing on bureaucratic legitimacy, procedural fairness, and forum drifting theories, this study examines how AI accountability and effectiveness shape legitimacy perceptions,...
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作者：Flowers, Jim D.
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作者：Fan, Yangyang; Wang, Tingting; Xu, Yu; Chen, Xu; Chen, Xingru; Tan, Xinyu
作者单位：East China Normal University; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; East China University of Science and Technology
摘要：Despite growing interest in the motivations behind co-production, uncertainty persists regarding the effectiveness of financial incentives, particularly in non-Western contexts. This study replicates Voorberg et al. experiments within Chinese urban settings to test their generalizability across cultural contexts and co-production types. Through two experiments that mirror the original study's design, our results reveal that modest financial rewards consistently enhance willingness to engage in...
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作者：Brogaard, Lena
作者单位：Roskilde University
摘要：Governments continue to liberalize public services through quasi-market measures that grant consumers a subsidized choice of public, nonprofit, or for-profit provider. The assumption is that competition and differences in ownership improve service quality. However, information asymmetry and measurement difficulties make especially complex human services prone to quality-shading, potentially lowering quality. To examine these conflicting perspectives, the article tests competing hypotheses on t...
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作者：Rajib, Md Salah Uddin; Shahadat, Khandakar; Adhikari, Pawan; Steccolini, Ileana
作者单位：Jahangirnagar University; University of York - UK; University of Essex; University of Bologna
摘要：The paper explores the gender dimensions of social equity and social equity budgeting (SEB) by investigating women's inclusion in local politics, budgeting and decision-making in Bangladesh. Quotas for women representatives are reserved at each successive level of local government in Bangladesh, and their active participation in local politics and budgeting is encouraged. The data for the paper were derived from in-depth interviews with local actors and direct observations, while the findings ...
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作者：Mitchell, David; Boyd, Kaelan A.; Jordan, Meagan M.
作者单位：State University System of Florida; University of Central Florida; Old Dominion University
摘要：Priority-based budgeting (PBB) identifies community priorities and systematically reallocates budgetary resources from programs that are less aligned with those priorities to those that are more aligned. Proponents claim that PBB provides fresh opportunities to inject equity considerations into goal-setting, prioritizing, and allocating activities via public engagement and direct minority representation among elected and appointed officials. This study examines these claims by exploring the bu...
