Comparative Public Policy

Democratic governance and policy complexity: revisiting the intelligence of democracy
Democracies are praised for managing complex problems, yet ballooning rule stocks may erode their effectiveness and legitimacy. We ask …
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Democratic governance and policy complexity: revisiting the intelligence of democracy
Analyzing Climate Policy Portfolios
This paper introduces the concept of policy portfolios as a new analytical tool for examining climate policies. Climate policy …
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Analyzing Climate Policy Portfolios
Towards ‘better deregulation’: from crude cost-cutting to the targeted pruning of policy activities
Deregulation is a prominent theme, but difficult to implement. Current approaches either focus only on ‘new’ rules without considering …
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Towards ‘better deregulation’: from crude cost-cutting to the targeted pruning of policy activities
Do Governments put their Money where their Mouth is? Policy Adoption and Administrative Resource Provision in 15 OECD Countries
Government programs often fail because administrative actors receive insufficient financial and personnel resources for their …
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Do Governments put their Money where their Mouth is? Policy Adoption and Administrative Resource Provision in 15 OECD Countries
When Less Means More: Policy Accumulation, Administrative Capacities, and Policy Performance
Democratic governments have consistently introduced new policies to address various societal, economic, and environmental issues. …
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Assessing and Comparing the Effects of Public Policies: a New Approach
Assessing the effects of public policies is essential for academic and practical reasons. While existing approaches focus on the …
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Assessing and Comparing the Effects of Public Policies: a New Approach
More Liberty, More Rules? Abortion Policy and the Liberalization-Rule Nexus
While conventional wisdom often equates liberalization with deregulation, theoretical arguments from different scientific backgrounds …
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More Liberty, More Rules? Abortion Policy and the Liberalization-Rule Nexus
A review of national climate policies via existing databases
Various databases have been developed to track national climate policy efforts. These datasets facilitate comparisons across countries …
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A review of national climate policies via existing databases
Regulatory offsetting in advanced democracies
The growth of rules in modern democracies burdens citizens, businesses, and administrative bodies. To address this, many governments …
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Regulatory offsetting in advanced democracies
Tackling blind spots in Europeanisation research: the impact of EU legislation on national policy portfolios
Research on the European Union over the years has significantly advanced our understanding of the domestic impact of EU policies. …
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Tackling blind spots in Europeanisation research: the impact of EU legislation on national policy portfolios