Policy Capacity Under Decentralization: Kindergarten Education Reforms in the Philippines
ABSTRACT The paper examines the relationship between policy capacity and policy effectiveness in decentralized governance setups. It challenges the conventional view that policy functions should only be decentralized when requisite capacities already exist at lower levels of government. Instead, the paper proposes that capacity can follow function ‐ as
Kidjie Ian Saguin, M. Ramesh
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Parliamentary amendments aimed at the Brazilian Unified National Health System and the reelection of municipal mayors in Brazil in 2024. [PDF]
Leal JGRP +3 more
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ABSTRACT Bringing together the literature on policy design, policy capacity and policy making in multilevel systems, this paper argues that the effectiveness of policy design in federal countries depends, ceteris paribus, on the adequacy of federal and local policy capacities.
Giliberto Capano +1 more
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"Favoring those who contributed to their political campaigns": an analysis of the incentives received by the food industry in Colombia in the period of 2018-2020. [PDF]
Duque MAN +5 more
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Contesting Regulatory Capacity: Exploring Doctrines in the Regulatory State
ABSTRACT The contemporary literature on regulation and development has emphasised the importance of low discretion devices for achieving desired policy objectives. At the same time, there has been a growing recognition that state capacity in general, and regulatory capacity more specifically, are essential for achieving development goals in a world of ...
Bruno Queiroz Cunha, Martin Lodge
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The internal democracy of the crisis parties in Western Europe: a quantitative analysis of the role of digitalization, ideology and populism. [PDF]
Bronet J, Borge R.
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The Mexico City Policy in US Development Policy and Its Backlash‐Frontlash‐Logic
ABSTRACT The Mexico City Policy provides for the discontinuation of U.S. government funding for foreign non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide legal abortion services. While Republican administrations have repeatedly pushed for the introduction of the Mexico City Policy after their re‐election, those regulations have been rescinded by ...
Thomas Lange
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The fundamental rights risks of countering cognitive warfare with artificial intelligence. [PDF]
Lahmann H, Custers B, Scott BI.
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ABSTRACT The persistence of participatory budgeting (PB) in selected Chinese localities challenges the conventional wisdom that deliberative democratic practices can only take root in liberal political environments. Yet, existing literature has not sufficiently elucidated the factors underpinning the rise and sustained operation of PB in this seemingly
Yifei Yan +3 more
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