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Federalism and regionalism in transition countries: A survey [PDF]

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The paper provides a brief survey of the key contributions to the studies of the federalism and regionalism in transition states, specifically the countries of the Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.
Libman, Alexander
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Topics as Outcomes: Modeling the Influence of Intergovernmental Grants on Policy Diffusion

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Intergovernmental grants stimulate the diffusion of policy reforms, as the federal government provides states with a financial incentive to adopt policies aligned with federal priorities. Less is known about the extent to which these grants also stimulate horizontal diffusion across states.
NaLette Brodnax, Sarah James
wiley   +1 more source

Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on unequal responsiveness has shown that policies tend to align more closely with the preferences of high‐income citizens than low‐income citizens. Using comparative data on opinions and policies, we suggest that this inequality primarily results from status quo bias; asymmetric blocking power drives unequal congruence rather than ...
Mikael Persson, Anders Sundell
wiley   +1 more source

Federalism and the welfare state: The German case [PDF]

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The comparative welfare state research regularly highlights 'federalism' as a factor that has delayed welfare state development and sets clear 'limits to welfare state growth'. Yet, apparently German federalism goes together with one of the most generous
Manow, Philip
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Reducing horizontal neglect in local government: The role of informal institutions

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The problem of “horizontal neglect” is fundamental to decentralization. However, while individual local authorities may lack incentives to consider the benefits and costs that their actions have on others, they are not always indifferent to these spillover effects. The study focuses on a clear case of horizontal neglect, namely the tendency of
Jostein Askim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Old and New Theories of Fiscal Federalism, Organizational Design Problems, and Tiebout [PDF]

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This work is a contribution to the Second Generation Theory (SGT) of fiscal federalism that studies fiscal federalism through contemporary economic and industrial organization theory.
Giampaolo Garzarelli
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Beyond Simplification in Public Sector Accountability: Contradictions Between Principal‐Agent and Complexity Theories

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This conceptual study explores the complexity of public sector accountability, traditionally framed by principal‐agent theory (PAT), which simplifies relationships through rigid contracts. The findings reveal how PAT's assumptions often misalign with the intricate realities of public sector accountability, which are better explained by ...
Tomi Rajala, Harri Jalonen
wiley   +1 more source

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