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Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence
Policy 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
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Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Based on the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) and implementation research, this study proposes an extended conceptualization of policy punctuation that enables researchers to systematically include policy implementation as part of a punctuation. The key mechanisms underlying the PET, i.e., policy image and venue, information processing, and
Bettina Stauffer
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Given the ongoing climate crisis, the frequency and severity of natural disasters are increasing. These events result in enormous reconstruction costs, pose a high burden on state budgets, and potentially drive homeowners into private insolvency.
Anne‐Marie Parth
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The relationship between fiscal federalism and fiscal discipline: panel quantile regression approach
Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsIn recent times, a strand of macro-stabilization experts has been expressing great concern about the move towards fiscal federalism being embraced by many countries over the past three decades.
Kayode Olaide +2 more
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Nationalism in an Overheating World: An Introduction to Thomas Hylland Eriksen's Life and Works
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
Daniele Conversi
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Governments in many of the advanced economies expanded childcare, an exemplary social investment policy, in recent years. Yet, considerable regional variation exists in expansion efforts, and often the supply of childcare still does not match demand.
Erik Neimanns, Björn Bremer
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Problems and Solutions in the Knowledge Economy: Ideational Power in Slow‐Burning Crises
Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Societies are grappling with uncertainty about how to adapt to the emerging knowledge economy. Drawing on the public policy literature, we propose a new approach to studying the politics of ideas during long‐term structural changes. We depart from existing scholarship that focuses on the politics of ideas during episodic crises, and instead ...
Martin B. Carstensen +2 more
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Introduction. Indian Federalism under One-party Dominance
South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic JournalThis essay introduces a collection of articles that explores the idea of federalism and its discontents in contemporary India. It exposes the central concern of the special issue, namely, why what might be considered federal values are being contested in
Kalaiyarasan A., Louise Tillin
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Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the face of increasingly complex environmental challenges, subnational governments play a critical role in implementing climate policies. This study investigates how intergovernmental interactions—specifically formal authority interactions and informal competitive interactions—shape the adoption of climate policies by Chinese provincial ...
Shiming Zheng, Alex Jingwei He, Yujie He
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