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作者：Trautman, Rhonda Riherd
作者单位：University of Arizona
摘要：Small-town local governments face unique challenges when it comes to policy making. This essay reviews some of those barriers and considers why they occur and why they are unique to small towns. In addition, it includes some examples of how to overcome these challenges from the perspective of a former mayor, local legislator, and member of the academic community. The essay also explores why traditional theories of public policy implementation often fail to describe policy making at the local l...
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作者：Christensen, Tom; Laegreid, Per; Rykkja, Lise H.
作者单位：University of Oslo; University of Bergen
摘要：What makes a well-functioning governmental crisis management system, and how can this be studied using an organization theory-based approach? A core argument is that such a system needs both governance capacity and governance legitimacy. Organizational arrangements as well as the legitimacy of government authorities will affect crisis management performance. A central argument is that both structural features and cultural context matter, as does the nature of the crisis. Is it a transboundary ...
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作者：Berardo, Ramiro; Lubell, Mark
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University of California System; University of California Davis; University of California System; University of California Davis
摘要：Recent research has shown that communication networks involving governmental and nongovernmental actors self-organize based on how risk is perceived. According to the risk hypothesis, actors embedded in governance systems in which there is widespread risk of defection tend to form bonding structures, whereas those in low-risk systems form bridging structures. A parallel strand of research proposes to study complex governance systems composed of multiple actors and the decision-making forums in...
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作者：Murphy, John D.
作者单位：University of Phoenix
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作者：Bishu, Sebawit G.
作者单位：State University System of Florida; Florida International University
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作者：Brinkerhoff, Derick W.; Wetterberg, Anna
作者单位：Research Triangle Institute
摘要：Engaging citizens in holding public officials and service providers accountable, referred to as social accountability, is a popular remedy for public sector performance weaknesses, figuring prominently in many international donor-funded projects and leading to widespread replication. However, the contextual factors that influence the successful transfer of social accountability are debated. Demand-side factors (civil society and citizens) are overemphasized in much of the literature. Yet suppl...
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作者：Conner, Thaddieus W.
作者单位：New Mexico State University
摘要：Public managers must regularly engage and interact with stakeholders in the external environment to deliver meaningful policy outcomes. Examining the motivations behind such behavior is a critical component of understanding management in the modern era. Some studies suggest that actors with similar interests are more likely to form collaborative partnerships. Using an original mail survey of 150 American Indian education directors in public school districts, this article examines how shared id...
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作者：Grandvoinnet, Helene
作者单位：The World Bank
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作者：Ibsen, Marius
作者单位：University of Southern Denmark
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作者：Paarlberg, Laurie E.; Yoshioka, Takayuki
作者单位：Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Bush School of Government & Public Service; Meiji University
摘要：This article explores how local economic structure directly and indirectly affects community philanthropy. Drawing on campaign data for local United Way (UW) affiliates at three points in time (1990, 2000, and 2010), the article tests the degree to which the relationship between economic structure and community philanthropy is mediated through local stocks of human resources and social capital. The results suggest that retail employment and industrial concentration negatively affect local UW c...
