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Not Whether to Coordinate, But How: Concerns and Mechanism Choice Under a Mandate for Inter-Agency Coordination 不是是否协调，而是如何协调：机构间协调任务下的关切和机制选择

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Perspectives on Public Management and Governance Pub Date : 2024-03-28 DOI: 10.1093/ppmgov/gvae003

Anita Milman, Michael Roberts, Amber Walsh, William Blomquist

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What Is The Public? A Pragmatic Analysis of a Core Concept in Public Administration 什么是公共？对公共行政核心概念的务实分析

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Perspectives on Public Management and Governance Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.1093/ppmgov/gvad011

Travis A. Whetsell

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The Flawed Foundations of Social Equity in Public Administration: A Racial Contract Theory Critique 公共行政中社会公平的缺陷基础:对种族契约理论的批判

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance Pub Date : 2023-11-14 DOI: 10.1093/ppmgov/gvad009

Kim Moloney, Rupert Lewis

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The Procedural Politicking Tug of War: Law-Versus-Management Disputes in Contexts of Democratic Backsliding 程序性政治拉锯战:民主倒退背景下的法律与管理之争

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance Pub Date : 2023-09-13 DOI: 10.1093/ppmgov/gvad008

Gabriela Spanghero Lotta, Iana Alves de Lima, Mariana Costa Silveira, Michelle Fernandez, João Paschoal Pedote, Olívia Landi Corrales Guaranha

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Producing Agreements and Innovations in Collaborative Governance 协同治理中的协议生成与创新

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Perspectives on Public Management and Governance Pub Date : 2023-07-31 DOI: 10.1093/ppmgov/gvad006

Stephen B Page, Craig W. Thomas, Michael A. Kern, Amanda Murphy, Chris Page

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Political Transactions, the Social Contract, and Administrative Power 政治交易、社会契约与行政权力

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Perspectives on Public Management and Governance Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.1093/ppmgov/gvad007

Adam Eckerd

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Making Sense of Open Government: A Conceptual Framework and Ideas for Future Research 理解开放政府:一个概念框架和未来研究思路

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Perspectives on Public Management and Governance Pub Date : 2023-07-20 DOI: 10.1093/ppmgov/gvad005

José Ramón Gil-García, Mila Gascó-Hernández, T. Pardo

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Network Interventions: Applying Network Science for Pragmatic Action in Public Administration and Policy 网络干预:将网络科学应用于公共行政和政策的务实行动

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Perspectives on Public Management and Governance Pub Date : 2023-06-28 DOI: 10.1093/ppmgov/gvad003

Michael D. Siciliano, Travis A. Whetsell

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Is Ambiguity Good or Bad for Democratic Governance? 模糊对民主治理是好是坏?

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Perspectives on Public Management and Governance Pub Date : 2023-06-28 DOI: 10.1093/ppmgov/gvad004

Luke Fowler

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Relational Mechanisms to Explain Collective Performance Data Use 解释集体绩效数据使用的关系机制

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Perspectives on Public Management and Governance Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.1093/ppmgov/gvad002

Alexander Kroll

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