Autocracies and policy accumulation: the case of Singapore DOI Creative Commons
Christian Aschenbrenner, Christoph Knill, Yves Steinebach

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Journal of Public Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 43(4), P. 637 - 658

Published: July 4, 2023

Abstract The tendency of vote-seeking politicians to produce ever-more policies in response the citizens’ demands has been identified as a central driver process “policy accumulation.” If we accept this premise, policy accumulation should be feature modern democracies but overall less pronounced autocracies. Due its highly ambivalent nature, and implications may thus constitute an important so far neglected facets new system competition between In article, test argument context authoritarian regime Singapore. Singapore is one very few autocracies that display elements political level socio-economic development comparable advanced democracies. constitutes least-likely case for low levels accumulation. By studying changes Singapore’s environmental over period more than four decades (1976 2020) by contrasting patterns observed with developments 21 OECD democracies, find autocratic regimes do indeed tend accumulate democratic regimes. More precisely, (1) only produced about one-fourth measures “average” democracy (2) constantly country lowest our sample. These findings hold even when controlling alternative explanations, such effectiveness administration government’s ability opt stricter hierarchical forms intervention.

Language: Английский

Governance Quality and Sustainable Development: Insights from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Africa DOI Creative Commons
Adeyemi Adebayo, Barry Ackers, Olayinka Erin

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Public Organization Review, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 14, 2025

Abstract We examine the effect of governance quality on sustainable development in Africa. focus 48 African countries for period 2010 to 2022 using Generalized Method Moments framework analyze data. measured through three key variables: economic development, social and environmental development. The findings this study provides a strong evidence that plays critical role promoting . Thus, empirical largely proves robust link between

Language: Английский

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Bureaucratic overburdening in advanced democracies DOI Creative Commons
Xavier Fernández‐i‐Marín, Markus Hinterleitner, Christoph Knill

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Public Administration Review, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 84(4), P. 696 - 709

Published: Aug. 29, 2023

Abstract Constant policy growth can overburden bureaucracies if implementation capacities are not expanded in lockstep with production. This development may undermine effectiveness and hence the long‐term legitimacy of democracies. article provides a systematic analysis this phenomenon. We demonstrate that (i) overburdening is general trend advanced democracies; (ii) extent varies by institutional context which makers operate; that, consequence, (iii) countries' differ their distance (or closeness) to “tipping point” after additional policies do more harm than good. provide information on ratio between up for bureaucratic available 21 OECD countries over period 45 years (1976–2020), focusing areas environmental social as two major governmental intervention. Bayesian analyses background interviews serve illuminate reasons consequences overburdened bureaucracies.

Language: Английский

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Policy growth, implementation capacities, and the effect on policy performance DOI Creative Commons
Xavier Fernández‐i‐Marín, Markus Hinterleitner, Christoph Knill

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Governance, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 37(3), P. 927 - 945

Published: Aug. 10, 2023

Abstract Democratic governments have constantly added new policies to existing policy stocks confront societal, economic, and environmental challenges. This development has the potential overburden public administrations in charge of implementation. To address this issue, we theorize analyze how relationship between size sectoral portfolios implementation capacities affects performance. Our Bayesian analysis 21 Organisation for Economic Co‐operation Development countries from 1976 2020 reveals a widening “gap” up available shows that gap negatively Qualitative insights 47 in‐depth interviews with implementers validate these findings shed light on underlying causal processes. suggest advanced democracies transforming additional into effective problem‐solving crucially hinges deliberate expansion capacities.

Language: Английский

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A policy portfolio approach to plastics throughout their life cycle: Supranational and national regulation in the European Union DOI Creative Commons
Sandra Eckert, Orr Karassin, Yves Steinebach

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Environmental Policy and Governance, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 34(4), P. 427 - 441

Published: Jan. 3, 2024

Abstract The environmental and health problems caused by plastics throughout their life cycle have attracted considerable public attention over the past decade, triggering policy responses in many constituencies. Similarly, interdisciplinary research on has been burgeoning few years, political science contributions covered manifold root causes consequences of this shift including media coverage, evolving discourses agendas. In view relevance that drives scholarly inquiry, it is surprising we lack a systematic assessment actual outputs. This article fills lacuna developing portfolio approach to plastic regulation. To illustrate substantiate our approach, provide an exploratory analysis EU regulation last twenty complementing with Denmark, Germany, Poland as diverse cases member state Overall, shows number measures targeting massively increased both at supranational national level. growth, however, varies across targets instruments. Our findings highlight first, addressed are mainly located end cycle; second, instrument choice privileging use hierarchical forms intervention market‐ or information‐based We discuss these features light existing life‐cycle‐oriented approaches such Circular Economy.

Language: Английский

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Assessing and comparing the effects of public policies – a new approach DOI Creative Commons
Xavier Fernández‐i‐Marín, Markus Hinterleitner, Christoph Knill

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Journal of European Public Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 26

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Assessing the effects of public policies is essential for academic and practical reasons. While existing approaches focus on individual or entire sectoral policy regimes, that evaluate within context mixes are missing. This paper introduces a middle-ground approach called Conditional Effects Public Policies (CEPP) method. The CEPP uses Bayesian-based procedure to (1) capture all in specific area aimed at particular outcome (2) compare each policy's effect outcome. We demonstrate analytical value our 'Porter Hypothesis' order distinguish between environmental regulations hinder promote green innovations. Covering 21 OECD countries over two decades we show while no universally 'good' 'bad' this regard, investment programmes tend be driver innovation. Hierarchical instruments by contrast varied effects. Taken together, not only provides new method assess times increasingly congested spaces, but also makes clear contribution contested question research, namely, whether under which conditions can offer benefits regulated companies.

Language: Английский

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Erklärungsansätze der Staatstätigkeitsforschung DOI

Lars Holtkamp,

Benjamin Garske

Springer eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 35 - 61

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

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Well‐Being Economy in the Visegrad Countries: Lessons for Degrowth‐Oriented Industrial Policy DOI Creative Commons
Olivér Kovács, Endre Domonkos

Regulation & Governance, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 17, 2025

ABSTRACT This paper proposes a transdisciplinary approach to design future degrowth‐oriented industrial policies in pursuing well‐being economy the case of specific growth model. Specifically, we show that Visegrad countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, V4s) is clarion call for degrowth literature be much more modest self‐critical. It addresses puzzling question whether V4s are influenced by their unique industrialization path, which has historically relied on foreign capital. framework (based political ecological economics) root degrowth‐compatible transition. then analyzes V4s' capital‐dependent models improve policy research. concludes with implications study policy, based experience anticipated remain wayward FDI‐dependent mode, make economy‐seeking endeavor scientifically sound.

Language: Английский

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The role of Ethiopian government in promoting corporate social responsibility in mining sector DOI

Marta G. Bekele,

Judy N. Muthuri,

Mengistu Bogale Ayele

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The Extractive Industries and Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 23, P. 101650 - 101650

Published: April 9, 2025

Language: Английский

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Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in the Judiciary: A Comparison of 28 Advanced Democracies DOI
Clement Guitton,

Vlada Druta,

Markus Hinterleitner

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Published: April 24, 2025

Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly used worldwide to make decisions, be it by public administrations, industry, banks, or insurers. One area with a particularly high impact on citizens its use in judiciary processes. To this day, there has been too little investigation into what drives the willingness of country present itself as adopting AI judiciary. In article, we show that mere promise efficiency gains not enough an explanation for claim within We administrative burden (as measured number days trial), government’s leaning political spectrum (namely towards left), and level adoption technology governments bordering neighboring countries predict countries’ announcement adopt their Together, our findings from data analysis 28 advanced democracies form theory respectively around functionality, politics, diffusion

Language: Английский

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The role of policy design in policy continuation and ratcheting-up of policy ambition DOI Creative Commons
Sebastian Sewerin, Lukas Fesenfeld, Tobias S. Schmidt

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Policy and Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 42(4), P. 478 - 492

Published: Sept. 18, 2023

Abstract Effectively addressing grand societal challenges like climate change and environmental degradation requires policy intervention that is not only continuous but also increasing in ambition over time. However, negative feedback could lead to policies being weakened or even discontinued after a while. An important unresolved question, therefore, whether can be deliberately designed survive (i.e., “stick”) and, ideally, replaced with more ambitious ones time “ratchet up”). We bridge design scholarship derive hypotheses on the effects of two features—“intensity” measure policies’ overall design) “specificity” targeted focus)—on (dis-)continuation ratcheting-up (-down) ambition. Focusing design, we contribute theorization empirical understanding endogenous factors behind change. test our an event history dataset 627 low-carbon energy eight developed countries. Conducting multilevel survival analysis, find statistically significant evidence intense less ones, i.e., ratcheting-down specific are likely policies, Based these novel insights, discuss how navigate complex dynamics. In this sense, approach contributes discussion about “forward-looking” potential sciences.

Language: Английский

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