Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal最新文献

Grassroots involvement on Global South policy narratives and deliberative action on climate change loss and damage 草根参与全球南方政策叙事和审议行动，应对气候变化损失和损害

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Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-14 DOI: 10.1108/pap-12-2022-0146

Noe John Joseph E. Sacramento

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The challenges and approaches of measuring research impact and influence on public policy making 衡量研究影响和对公共政策制定的影响的挑战和方法

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Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI: 10.1108/pap-05-2022-0046

Sheila V. Siar

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Using the Power-Interruptions-Finances-Resources model to tackle the financial management problems of municipal corporations in India 运用电力中断-财务-资源模型解决印度市政公司财务管理问题

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Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.1108/pap-06-2022-0058

Eliza Sharma, J. B. Prince

{"title":"Using the Power-Interruptions-Finances-Resources model to tackle the financial management problems of municipal corporations in India","authors":"Eliza Sharma, J. B. Prince","doi":"10.1108/pap-06-2022-0058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/pap-06-2022-0058","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThe paper aims to explore the problems related to the financial management of municipal corporations in India and to suggest solutions.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on primary data collected from a sample of 577 employees of municipal corporations working in four metro cities of India, namely Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi. Data were put through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis for problem identification and inferences were classified and grouped to map the solutions for these problems.FindingsThe study found that municipal corporations in India face four major problems or issues in their financial management. These problems are mainly related to the four dimensions: Power, Interruptions, Finances, and Resources. The model used to explore these four types of issues is named as “PIFR model” by the author.Originality/valueThe findings suggest that real-world problems can be represented through a conceptual model that helps in identifying practical suggestions which can be implemented by municipal corporations at the ground level for better financial management.","PeriodicalId":34601,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49013543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"法学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A comparative study of the performance of Iran and G7 countries in the management of COVID-19 伊朗与七国集团国家防控新冠肺炎绩效比较研究

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Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-18 DOI: 10.1108/pap-08-2022-0089

Vahid Pourshahabi

{"title":"A comparative study of the performance of Iran and G7 countries in the management of COVID-19","authors":"Vahid Pourshahabi","doi":"10.1108/pap-08-2022-0089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/pap-08-2022-0089","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to compare the performance of Iran and G7 countries in the management of the COVID-19 crisis.Design/methodology/approachThe indicators and statistics provided by the Oxford Government Response Tracker are used in this research. Sixteen indicators and their related items have been analyzed for eight countries including Iran, Canada, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and the United States. For data analysis, Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and Tukey’s post hoc test were applied, and structural equation modeling performed with the help of SPSS and Smart-PLS software.FindingsThe results show that 8 indicators of closing schools, cancellation of public events, restriction of gatherings, restriction of domestic travel, restriction of international travel, reduction of household debt, testing policy, and contact tracing, have an effect on the number of deaths in the countries under review. The results also showed that the countries exhibit behaviors outside their normal culture during the crisis.Originality/valueThis paper will be helpful for scholars, as well as policymakers when making policies on the appropriate responses to COVID-19 and similar pandemics.","PeriodicalId":34601,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46034251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"法学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A comparative study of the adoption of public-private partnerships for water services in South Korea and Singapore 韩国和新加坡在供水服务方面采用公私伙伴关系的比较研究

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Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-18 DOI: 10.1108/pap-08-2022-0091

Soojin Kim, Yujin Choi

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California’s cap-and-trade program: is it effective in advancing social, economic, and environmental equity? 加州的限额与交易计划:它在促进社会、经济和环境公平方面是否有效?

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Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-21 DOI: 10.1108/pap-06-2022-0069

Alvin Holliman, Kimberly Collins

{"title":"California’s cap-and-trade program: is it effective in advancing social, economic, and environmental equity?","authors":"Alvin Holliman, Kimberly Collins","doi":"10.1108/pap-06-2022-0069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/pap-06-2022-0069","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeCompanies affected by California’s cap-and-trade legislation are allotted certain credits for production that can be used or sold and can purchase additional credits from the state, which become a revenue source to be used for activities that reduce carbon emissions. The purpose of this paper is to investigate who ultimately pays for this program, its effectiveness in reducing carbon emissions in accordance with established goals, and the related effectiveness to advance social, economic, and environmental equity.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology used for this research is secondary data analysis, triangulating three sources: California’s Climate Change Investment Reports, 2019-2021; repositories maintained by the California High-Speed Rail Authority and the California Air Resources Board; and a review of the literature and websites from other professional sources which addressed, directly and indirectly, the topics and questions explored in the study.FindingsKey findings include evidence of enhancing social and environmental equity but ineffectiveness in reducing carbon emissions in accordance with state goals. Furthermore, the program displays evidence of economic inequity as it demonstrates characteristics of regressive taxation and an inability of low-income persons to acquire electric vehicles due to high costs.Originality/valueThe research effort is unique in that no other academic efforts were located which attempt to examine the cap-and-trade program’s effectiveness in attaining its goals.","PeriodicalId":34601,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48584377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"法学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of customised capacity building on employee engagement, empowerment, and learning in Ghanaian local government institutions 定制能力建设对加纳地方政府机构员工参与、赋权和学习的影响

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Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-20 DOI: 10.1108/pap-06-2022-0068

E. Annan-Prah, R. P. Andoh

{"title":"Effects of customised capacity building on employee engagement, empowerment, and learning in Ghanaian local government institutions","authors":"E. Annan-Prah, R. P. Andoh","doi":"10.1108/pap-06-2022-0068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/pap-06-2022-0068","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeCustomised capacity building is thought to be essential for organisations. However, empirical studies are lacking with respect to its effect on employee outcomes. This study aims to examine the effect of customised capacity building on employee outcomes including employee empowerment and employee engagement through employee learning in Ghanaian local government institutions.Design/methodology/approachValid responses from 281 employees of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana were collected through a survey. A structural equation model was used to analyse the data and test the hypotheses formulated.FindingsThe results showed that customised capacity building has an effect on employee learning, employee empowerment, and employee engagement. Employee learning also had an effect on employee empowerment and employee engagement. In addition, employee learning partially mediated the effect of customised capacity building on both employee empowerment and employee engagement.Originality/valueThis study is of particular relevance to public organisations. As there is a dearth of studies focusing on customised capacity building, this study provides insight into incorporating the phenomenon into public sector organisations to enhance employee learning, empowerment and engagement.","PeriodicalId":34601,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44204043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"法学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring the role of policy actors in the implementation of social distancing: a case of COVID-19 in Pakistan 探讨政策行为体在实施社会距离中的作用:巴基斯坦的一个COVID-19病例

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Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal Pub Date : 2023-04-21 DOI: 10.1108/pap-04-2022-0033

Muhammad Fayyaz Nazir, Ellen Wayenberg, Shahzadah Fahed Qureshi

{"title":"Exploring the role of policy actors in the implementation of social distancing: a case of COVID-19 in Pakistan","authors":"Muhammad Fayyaz Nazir, Ellen Wayenberg, Shahzadah Fahed Qureshi","doi":"10.1108/pap-04-2022-0033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/pap-04-2022-0033","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeAt the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the absence of pharmaceutical agents meant that policy institutions had to intervene by providing nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). To satisfy this need, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued policy guidelines, such as NPIs, and the government of Pakistan released its own policy document that included social distancing (SD) as a containment measure. This study explores the policy actors and their role in implementing SD as an NPI in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted the constructs of Normalization Process Theory (NPT) to explore the implementation of SD as a complex and novel healthcare intervention under a qualitative study design. Data were collected through document analysis and interviews, and analysed under framework analysis protocols.FindingsThe intervention actors (IAs), including healthcare providers, district management agents, and staff from other departments, were active in implementation in the local context. It was observed that healthcare providers integrated SD into their professional lives through a higher level of collective action and reflexive monitoring. However, the results suggest that more coherence and cognitive participation are required for integration.Originality/valueThis novel research offers original and exclusive scenario narratives that satisfy the recent calls of the neo-implementation paradigm, and provides suggestions for managing the implementation impediments during the pandemic. The paper fills the implementation literature gap by exploring the normalisation process and designing a contextual framework for developing countries to implement guidelines for pandemics and healthcare crises.","PeriodicalId":34601,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45130142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"法学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An analysis of policies, challenges and outcomes in Pakistan through co-creation of COVID-19 responses 通过共同制定COVID-19应对措施，分析巴基斯坦的政策、挑战和成果

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Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal Pub Date : 2023-04-14 DOI: 10.1108/pap-05-2022-0041

A. Rizwan, S. Naveed, Yaamina Salman

{"title":"An analysis of policies, challenges and outcomes in Pakistan through co-creation of COVID-19 responses","authors":"A. Rizwan, S. Naveed, Yaamina Salman","doi":"10.1108/pap-05-2022-0041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/pap-05-2022-0041","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeBased on the service eco-systems perspective, this paper evaluates the strategies and actions adopted by the Government of Pakistan to handle the COVID-19 crisis with the involvement of multiple actors including public, private, third-sector organizations and civil society.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on an in-depth analysis of secondary sources including research articles, policy documents, policy briefs, governmental reports, third party evaluations/reports and media publications.FindingsA multi-stakeholder approach was evident during the pandemic with an effort to better manage the crisis which has exerted immense social, cultural, economic and political impacts on the lives of the citizens. Collaborative efforts among stakeholders (government, private and third sector) were witnessed, resulting in a coherent response. The successful management of COVID-19 in Pakistan is attributed to multiple factors including the formation of a specialized public organization which effectively and proactively took data-driven informed decisions and aggregated the efforts of the federal and provincial governments for a timely response.Originality/valueThis paper gives insights for policymakers to create a sustainable post-pandemic socio-economic environment by building resilient structures across the government while promoting cooperation and collaboration. It suggests strategies for policymakers responsible for providing sustainable societal solutions to combat the social, economic and administrative challenges under the pandemic. As Pakistan has managed and contained the pandemic in a relatively efficient way, it is hoped that this paper can provide a learning experience for other countries with similar national contexts.","PeriodicalId":34601,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45830953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"法学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evaluation of the effectiveness of government intervention strategies to control and prevent COVID-19 in Malaysia by systems thinking 用系统思维评价马来西亚政府干预策略控制和预防新冠肺炎的有效性

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Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-27 DOI: 10.1108/pap-04-2022-0034

J. Cheng, F. Mohamad, P. Tamyez, Z. Kamaruzzaman, M. Zainudin, F. Zulkipli

{"title":"Evaluation of the effectiveness of government intervention strategies to control and prevent COVID-19 in Malaysia by systems thinking","authors":"J. Cheng, F. Mohamad, P. Tamyez, Z. Kamaruzzaman, M. Zainudin, F. Zulkipli","doi":"10.1108/pap-04-2022-0034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/pap-04-2022-0034","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThis paper aims to identify the interaction of different intervention strategies implemented in Malaysia towards flattening the curve of COVID-19 cases. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many approaches were adopted and implemented by the Malaysian government. Some strategies gained quick wins but with negative unintended consequences after execution, whereas other strategies were slow to take effect. Learning from the previous strategies is pivotal to avoid repeating mistakes.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents the cause, effect of and connection among the implemented COVID-19 intervention strategies using systems thinking through the development of a causal loop diagram. It enables the visualisation of how each implemented strategy interacted with each other and collectively decreased or increased the spread of COVID-19.FindingsThe results of this study suggested that it is not only essential to control the spread of COVID-19, but also to prevent the transmission of the virus. The Malaysian experience has demonstrated that both control and preventive strategies need to be in a state of equilibrium. Focusing only on one spectrum will throw off the balance, leaving COVID-19 infection to escalate rapidly.Originality/valueThe developed feedback loops provided policy makers with the understanding of the merits, pitfalls and dynamics of prior implemented intervention strategies before devising other effective intervention strategies to defuse the spread of COVID-19 and prepare the nation for recovery.","PeriodicalId":34601,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47260792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"法学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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