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Wicked tendencies in policy problems: rethinking the distinction between soci...
AbstractComplex or intractable policy problems, often called ‘wicked’ problems, have been a feature of public policy research since the early 1970s. Observers have generally... -
Paradigmatic Crisis in International Economic Governance: Explaining the Expl...
Abstract Anti-globalisation protests and increasing dissonance internationally, including a host of new leftist leaders in Latin America and insider criticism are the signs of... -
The New Agriculture: Genetically-Engineered Food in Canada
Abstract Agriculture in Canada is a mature staples industry. However it also contains some elements of a post-staples sector notably in trends towards an increasingly high... -
Using social capital to organise for success? A case study of public–private ...
Abstract Drawing from a social capital perspective, this paper explores sources of organisational resilience within a public–private partnership. Responding to persistent poor... -
Comparing Multilevel and Classical Confirmatory Factor Analysis Parameterizat...
This simulation study assesses the statistical performance of two mathematically equivalent parameterizations for multitrait–multimethod data with interchangeable raters—a... -
Ideological proximity and voter turnout in multi-level systems: evidence from...
Does ideological proximity between the individual and political parties determine electoral participation in regional elections, as much as in national elections? Does the... -
Trends in Inequality of Opportunity for Developing Countries: Does the Econom...
Abstract The aim of this paper is to shed some light on the behaviour of Inequality of Opportunity (IOp henceforth) in developing countries. The analysis is carried out using... -
Health Reforms in Rajasthan: An Empirical Study on Agencification
Abstract Agencification, or the carving out of independent agencies from the government, is a New Public Management approach for restructuring government through separation of... -
The politics of performance measurement in China
Performance measurement (PM) has been widely used in China's public sector to enhance performance and ensure accountability. Like in other countries, PM in China is an arena of... -
La gran dama: Science Patronage, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Mexican S...
espanolSi las universidades publicas latinoamericanas son consideradas parte del Estado, resulta logico caracterizarlas como similares al Estado, es decir, como clientelistas.... -
Do waterfalls have value in themselves? A metamorphosis in the values of the ...
Abstract This paper describes the change of value ascribed to a waterfall (the Gimel fall in France) from the early 20th to present. Two movements of valuation are studied.... -
Scaling the policy response to climate change
This article assesses the advantages and disadvantages of fighting climate change through local, bottom-up strategies as well as global, top-down approaches. After noting that... -
A Monte Carlo Simulation Study to Assess The Appropriateness of Traditional a...
Several structural equation modeling (SEM) strategies were developed for assessing measurement invariance (MI) across groups relaxing the assumptions of strict MI to partial,... -
Sharing sovereignty for policy outcomes
Abstract After the hyperglobalists declared the demise of the nation state in the early 1990s, more sober and qualified analysis soon followed by authors defending its... -
Policy Implementation: Lessons from the Chilean Policy on Public Management M...
Abstract This paper analyzes the implementation of public management modernization policy between 1990 and 2013. Programs and initiatives included in the modernization policy... -
Is Foreign Aid Compatible with Good Governance?
Abstract Is foreign aid compatible with good governance? Using the case of irrigation aid in the Philippines, I hypothesise that aid is embedded in a perverse set of... -
How instrument constituencies shape policy transfer: a case study from Ghana
AbstractThe concept of instrument constituency provides students of public policy with a new analytical tool for the analysis of policy change. In this article, we use the... -
Advocacy Coalitions in Transport Policy: A Case of Rail Sector in Croatia
Abstract The author analyses the transport policy of the rail sector in Croatia and tries to give answers regarding the policy stability and change based on the actors in the...
