Does self‐organizing policy network provide effective waste services? An empirical evaluation of institutional collective action and transaction cost dilemmas

IF 2.6 3区管理学 Q2 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Public Administration and Development Pub Date : 2024-04-05 DOI:10.1002/pad.2046

Mônica Cavalcanti Sá de Abreu, Lucineide Alves da Silva, Hugo Consciência Silvestre, Magnus Luiz Emmendoerfer

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Abstract

This paper examines institutional collective action and transaction cost (TC) dilemmas in a self‐organizing policy network involving federal, state, and municipal agencies for waste services in a port and industrial park. A thematic analysis revealed dilemmas in: (a) vertical levels, which lack leadership in industrial waste management due to unclear responsibility delegation across government levels; (b) horizontal levels, reluctant to take responsibilities and define jurisdiction boundaries for efficient waste services; and (c) functional levels, which exhibit fragmented and unaligned action scopes. Transaction costs, stemming from a deficiency in expertise, infrastructure, and organized information regarding companies' waste management, hinder effective programs and policies. Without tackling these challenges and TCs through a governance framework that includes implementation strategies, monitoring, and institutional controls, the self‐organizing policy network is likely to remain stuck in collective institutional inertia.

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自组织政策网络能否提供有效的废物处理服务？对机构集体行动和交易成本困境的实证评估

本文研究了一个自组织政策网络中的机构集体行动和交易成本（TC）困境，该网络涉及联邦、州和市政机构，为港口和工业园区提供废物服务。专题分析揭示了以下困境：(a) 纵向层面，由于各政府层级之间的责任授权不明确，在工业废物管理方面缺乏领导力；(b) 横向层面，不愿意承担责任并界定有效废物服务的管辖范围；(c) 职能层面，行动范围分散且不一致。由于缺乏专业知识、基础设施和有关公司废物管理的有序信息，交易成本阻碍了有效的计划和政策。如果不通过包括实施战略、监测和机构控制在内的治理框架来应对这些挑战和技术合作，自发组织的政策网络很可能会继续陷于集体机构惰性之中。

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Public Administration and Development Social Sciences-Development

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3.30

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期刊介绍： Since its founding in 1949, Public Administration and Development (PAD) has been reviewing and assessing the practice of public administration at the local, regional, national and international levels where it is directed to managing development processes in low and medium income countries. It gives special attention to investigations of the management of all phases of public policy formulation and implementation which have an interest and importance beyond a particular government and state. PAD has a particular interest in the link between public administration practice and management research and provides a professional and academic forum for reporting on new experiences and experiments. PAD also publishes articles on development management research in the NGO sector. It is widely read by academics and practitioners alike, including consultants, donors and policy advisers. With its case study approach, it is also frequently used for teaching and training purposes.