Governance modes, policy regimes and operational plans: A multi-level nested model of policy instrument choice and policy design

Howlett, Michael

doi:10.1007/s11077-009-9079-1

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“…Private and hybrid implementation modes represent a set of government preferences for markets in goods and service delivery, and are assumed to represent the choice of the "best" implementation mode that "matches" the overarching policy goals (Howlett 2009;Lytton and McAllister 2014;Saetren 2014). However, multiple policy design elements act in a complex interplay and can undermine one another in the pursuit of policy goals (Howlett and Rayner 2007;Howlett 2009).…”

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“…However, multiple policy design elements act in a complex interplay and can undermine one another in the pursuit of policy goals (Howlett and Rayner 2007;Howlett 2009). We thus formulate contrasting hypotheses on how three major design factors interact with conflicting logics on output performance, from both a topdown, "design" perspective (Howlett 2009) and from a bottom-up, "implementation" standpoint (Saetren 2014).…”

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Torn between state and market: Private policy implementation and conflicting institutional logics

Thomann

Lieberherr²,

Ingold

2016

Policy and Society

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Policy implementation by private actors constitutes a “missing link” for understanding the implications of private governance. This paper proposes and assesses an institutional logics framework that combines a top-down, policy design approach with a bottom-up, implementation perspective on discretion. We argue that the conflicting institutional logics of the state and the market, in combination with differing degrees of goal ambiguity, accountability and hybridity play a crucial role for output performance. These arguments are analyzed based on a secondary analysis of seven case studies of private and hybrid policy implementation in diverging contexts. We find that aligning private output performance with public interests is at least partly a question of policy design congruence: private implementing actors tend to perform deficiently when the conflicting logics of the state and the market combine with weak accountability mechanisms.

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Torn between state and market: Private policy implementation and conflicting institutional logics

Thomann

Lieberherr²,

Ingold

2016

Policy and Society

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“…Different parts of the policy process can be considered when analysing policy integration (Howlett, 2009). The present study focuses on the internal characteristics of the policy process, here called problem definitions, policy goals, and policy measures (cf.…”

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Bridging the implementation gap: Combining backcasting and policy analysis to study renewable energy in urban road transport

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This paper combines backcasting and policy analysis to identify the opportunities for and barriers to the increased use of renewable energy and energy-efficient vehicles in an urban road transport system, namely, that of Stockholm, Sweden, in 2030. The combination of methods could bridge the implementation gap between scenario-based research and actual policy implementation and thus increase the chances of research being implemented in practice. In the case study, backcasting identifies a need for diverse fuels and vehicles and for immediate policy action. However, analysis of policy integration demonstrates that such action is unlikely given current policy structures. The fundamental lack of integration between energy and transport policy obstructs measures to increase the use of renewable fuels and more energy-efficient vehicles, which in turn obstructs the reduction of CO2 emissions from transport. The combination of backcasting and policy analysis is demonstrated to improve our understanding of the prerequisites for transitioning to a system based on renewable energy, and could thus be useful in further research.

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“…Such a regime approach draws attention to economic and institutional commonalities between countries and is therefore apt to supplement the dichotomous relationship between national markets and the Single Market (cf. Howlett 2009;John 2013;Wison 2010). Testing the approach empirically with data from the European Commission's Consumer Market Monitoring Surveys also reveals whether the heritage of national economies and institutions still dominates market performance or if markets have become Europeanized in the form of a Single Market.…”

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Regime Market Performance Analysis: Informing European Consumer Policy

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Timonen

2016

J Consum Policy

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The Single Market of the European Union has progressed during recent decades to encompass more than 500 million consumers in 28 EU Member States and adjoining countries. During the same period, consumer issues have received growing policy interest and policy measures have been put in place to harmonize the Single Market, that is, to make national markets more alike. Yet, in order to provide policy measures that promote desirable market outcomes, the considerable challenge of understanding differences in the market performances of participating countries and the relationships between national markets and the Single Market need to be addressed. Consequently, this article proposes the consideration of differences in terms of regimes, that is, between groups of similar countries, when assessing the performances of markets. Differences in market performances are analysed with the Kruskal-Wallis test using survey data from the European Commission, and results were reviewed against market studies carried out by the Commission. Findings show that regime differences in market performance can indeed be observed and that the regime approach can draw policy attention to commonalities in market arrangements in addition to the consumer issues conventionally examined, such as price differences and consumer awareness.Keywords Consumer markets scoreboard . Consumer policy . Market performance . Policy regimes . Single market During recent decades, consumption has increasingly become a political project, and the European Union has worked to promote a vision of European consumer society based on access, individual choice, and trust in the market. The Single Market of Europe has evolved to cover 28 Member States and adjoining countries and consists of numerous markets of which

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Governance modes, policy regimes and operational plans: A multi-level nested model of policy instrument choice and policy design

Abstract: Public policy, Policy tools, Governing instruments, Policy design,

Cited by 430 publications

References 58 publications

Torn between state and market: Private policy implementation and conflicting institutional logics

Torn between state and market: Private policy implementation and conflicting institutional logics

Bridging the implementation gap: Combining backcasting and policy analysis to study renewable energy in urban road transport

Regime Market Performance Analysis: Informing European Consumer Policy

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