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作者：Corbett, Jack; Veenendaal, Wouter; Connell, John
作者单位：University of Southampton; Leiden University - Excl LUMC; Leiden University; University of Sydney
摘要：This article interrogates three key arguments derived from the functional approach to studying the core executive: (1) that coordination is the primary problem that confronts executive decision-makers; (2) that improved coordination will lead to better governance; and (3) that linkage problems dissipate as policy systems consolidate. Drawing on the experience of hitherto understudied small states, including 112 interviews with political elites, we show how the effects of country size create go...
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作者：Porumbescu, Gregory A.; Cucciniello, Maria; Belle, Nicola; Nasi, Greta
作者单位：Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University Newark; Yonsei University; University of Edinburgh; Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna; Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna; Bocconi University
摘要：While performance information is often used to communicate the importance of public policies and stimulate civic engagement, we know little about the processes that connect the two. This study proposes a conceptual model that links performance information to a specific form of public engagement: coproduction. Drawing on insights from information aversion theory, we argue that the effect of performance information on engagement in coproduction depends on levels of policy understanding and the v...
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作者：Bevan, Shaun
作者单位：University of Edinburgh
摘要：The reopening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 marked a great opportunity to create a modern government connected to the people. In spite of this, work on responsiveness and the functioning of policy-making in Scotland since devolution has not been as extensive as it could be. This is certainly true of one of the most common and numerous policy-making activities undertaken by Scotland and indeed all UK governments, the production of secondary legislation. This article uses time series cross-...
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作者：Nazeer, Zubair
作者单位：Jamia Millia Islamia
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作者：Gilad, Sharon; Dahan, Momi
作者单位：Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Hebrew University of Jerusalem
摘要：Representative bureaucracy theory expects minority bureaucrats to advance the interests of minority citizens. Yet, little attention has been given to the variation in the acceptability, incentives and risks of representation across bureaucratic domains. Analysis of over two million police vehicle stops from four different US departments reveals that African American police officers do not treat African Americans preferentially, yet they mitigate existing racial disparities in policing. Compare...
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作者：Keulemans, Shelena
作者单位：Radboud University Nijmegen
摘要：The way in which street-level bureaucrats relate to rules has intrigued scholars for decades. This article revisits the classic idea that street-level bureaucrats' rule-following identity reflects their personal insecurity and penchant for control. Building on this perspective of emotional needs, we investigate how general self-efficacy, gender, and attitude toward clients affect this identity. We expect general self-efficacy to suppress a strong rule-following identity by stimulating street-l...
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作者：Meza, Oliver; Perez-Chiques, Elizabeth
作者单位：Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas A.C. (CIDE)
摘要：This article constructs a grounded framework to study how corruption is consolidated in local governments. We focus on the fine-grained texture of corrupt practices that can only be achieved by looking at rich contextual studies. We argue that neglecting the way corruption becomes the 'rule of the game' has led to the creation of anti-corruption policies that tend to be overly reliant on formal institutions, addressing only dyadic and venal types of corruption, and have therefore proven ineffe...
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作者：Alvehus, Johan; Eklund, Sanna; Kastberg, Gustaf
作者单位：Lund University; University of Gothenburg
摘要：The aim of this article is to contribute to the literature on how stratification affects professions. Our case study is the 'first teacher reform' in Sweden, which introduced a more prominent position for some teachers. In this article, we elaborate six different first teacher types and analyse how these affect the profession. While elites are generally described as hybrids, we conclude that several of our types rather led to a de-hybridization of roles, where managers became more administrati...
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作者：Flink, Carla; Molina, Angel Luis, Jr.
作者单位：American University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix
摘要：The link between expenditures and organizational performance is central to our understanding of public sector governance. Despite various empirical and theoretical accounts of how organizations buffer or exploit financial situations to stabilize outcomes, the literature remains split on how money influences organizational performance. This study sheds new light on this puzzle by developing an analysis of clientele contexts, and how such contexts intervene in the relationship between expenditur...
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作者：Zhang, Liwei; Zhao, Ji; Dong, Weiwei
作者单位：Jilin University; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
摘要：Street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) can act as policy entrepreneurs to cope with the dilemmas in policy implementation. However, there is insufficient knowledge about whether the strategies adopted by them that SLBs in the role of policy entrepreneurs are institution sensitive. In addition, there is insufficient knowledge regarding the elements that impel and support such entrepreneurial actions. Based on China's community governance, this article attempts to clarify the strategies employed by SLB...
