Constraints on policy learning: designing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in Pennsylvania

IF 3.1 Q1 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Policy Design and Practice Pub Date : 2021-05-24 DOI:10.1080/25741292.2021.1928970
A. Bell, D. Mallinson
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Abstract Much policy diffusion and learning research examines macro-level patterns of policy spread. However, micro-level case studies can reveal nuances in how learning occurs, particularly when innovation originates within the executive branch, not the legislature. This case study of Pennsylvania’s effort to join the regional greenhouse gas initiative (RGGI) illuminates the legal constraints faced by administrators who must innovate within the bounds of existing authority. The study also shows that legal constraints can reduce an agency’s ability to maximize the political durability of major policy reform. The case yields insights for both policy designers and scholars of policy diffusion and learning.
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政策学习的制约因素:宾夕法尼亚州区域温室气体倡议的设计
许多政策传播和学习研究考察了政策传播的宏观层面模式。然而,微观层面的案例研究可以揭示学习如何发生的细微差别,特别是当创新源于行政部门而非立法部门时。这项关于宾夕法尼亚州加入区域温室气体倡议(RGGI)的案例研究阐明了行政人员面临的法律约束,他们必须在现有权力范围内进行创新。研究还表明,法律约束会降低机构最大限度提高重大政策改革政治持久性的能力。该案例为政策设计者和政策传播和学习学者提供了见解。
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Policy Design and Practice
Policy Design and Practice PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-
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