scholarly journals Cities take the lead : LGBT nondiscrimination policy adoption by local governments

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Policy Adoption ◽  
Nondiscrimination Policy

Policy Shaped under Pressure: Internationalization, Decentralization, and Policy Adoption of Local Governments

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-368
Author(s):  
Nara Park ◽  
Young Ho Eom
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Event History Analysis ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Government Intervention ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Event History ◽  
Policy Adoption ◽  
Local Autonomy ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Multiple Pressures

What leads local governments to adopt a particular policy? This article examines the diffusion of internationalization ordinances enacted by Korean local governments from 1989 to 2016. Since decentralization in 1995, Korean local governments have become autonomous actors that can introduce policies of their own. Employing event history analysis, this study reveals that, in adopting internationalization ordinances, Korean local governments face multiple pressures, including central government intervention, the behavior of other local governments, and their own capacity and policy requirements. Policymaking that is directed by the central government, however, is characterized by weaker effects and a shorter lifespan. Local autonomy is key to successful local governance in a decentralized regime.

A Study on Political and Economical Interests of Policy Adoption in Local Governments

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-242
Author(s):  
Eunmi Lee ◽  
◽  
Jaehoon Kim ◽  
Kidong Ko
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Policy Adoption

Analyzing open government policy adoption through the multiple streams framework: The roles of policy entrepreneurs in the case of Madrid

2020 ◽  
pp. 095207672093634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar A Ruvalcaba-Gomez ◽  
J Ignacio Criado ◽  
J Ramon Gil-Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Policy Adoption ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Policy Entrepreneurs ◽  
Multiple Streams ◽  
The Public ◽  
Multiple Streams Framework

Open government is expected to promote important changes related to transparency, participation, and collaboration in the public sector. This article analyzes the open government policy-making process in Madrid. In order to explain the adoption process of open government as a public policy, this study uses the “multiple streams framework,” originally developed by Kingdon and recently elaborated on by Zahariadis and Herweg et al. Our empirical data, based on semi-structured interviews and qualitative and quantitative analysis provide evidence about the adoption of open government policy in the city of Madrid and help to illustrate some of the multiple roles that policy entrepreneurs play in the policy adoption process. Overall, this article offers insights on how and why open government is adopted into the public agenda of local governments. Also, this article highlights the importance of analyzing the roles of “policy entrepreneurs” and the duality of transparency and citizen participation in open government policies.

A Study on Political and Economical Interests of Policy Adoption in Local Governments

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-242
Author(s):  
Eunmi Lee ◽  
◽  
Jaehoon Kim ◽  
Kidong Ko
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Policy Adoption

Family-Friendly Workplace Policy Adoption in General and Special Purpose Local Governments

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur H. McCurdy ◽  
Meredith A. Newman ◽  
Nicholas P. Lovrich
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Policy Adoption ◽  
Family Friendly

The Politics of Land Use for Distributed Renewable Energy Generation

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 524-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizalino B. Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy Generation ◽  
Policy Adoption ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Renewable Energy Generation

Many studies on energy generation have focused on large-scale systems. But as the search for alternative sources of clean energy becomes imperative, there is the need to examine how local governments leverage their authority on land use to permit small-scale energy facilities. This study examines various factors shaping policy adoption on distributed renewable energy generation through the lens of transaction-cost politics. It deviates from existing land-use perspectives, which usually highlight competition between traditional land-use forces to capture the gains from policy. Policy adoption here implies that actors in their exchanges have been able to identify and reduce the transaction costs that would otherwise have prevented citizens from harvesting renewable energy at their place of residence. These actors minimize transaction costs by making use of the transaction resources available to them in the political market. These resources could ease barriers to political contracting and enable actors to shape policy. They include green firms, network memberships, dedicated staff for the sustainability effort, forms of government, and educated populace, which the study found significant in shaping the adoption of zoning codes that permit distributed renewable energy generation.

Putting your money where your mouth is: green procurement as a form of sustainability

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Terman ◽  
Christy Smith
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Policy Adoption ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Green Procurement ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Environmentally Responsible Behaviors ◽  
Sustainability Policy ◽  
Responsible Behaviors

Purpose There is a robust and growing literature on the adoption of sustainability policies in US local governments. Scholars have examined locality involvement in climate protection networks, sustainability policy adoption and the allocation of resources for sustainability-oriented responsibilities. While a significant body of literature, the substantive meaningfulness of the sustainability policies being investigated has varied greatly. Design/methodology/approach The authors assert that governments that engage in green procurement activities are truly putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to sustainability policy. They ask the question of whether the traditional determinants of sustainability policy adoption influence the adoption of permissive and mandated green procurement policies in local governments. Findings In particular, scholars have not examined one of the most significant ways that local governments have of promoting environmentally responsible behaviors and mitigating climate change: public procurement.

Florida Agritourism Building and Fire Codes

EDIS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Henry ◽  
Kathryn A Stofer
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Regulatory Authority ◽  
Building Codes ◽  
Bona Fide ◽  
Agricultural Operations ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Fire Codes

Agritourism marries Florida’s two largest industries, tourism and agriculture, to provide an on-farm recreational experience for consumers. Although Florida trails many other states in the number of agritourism operations, the number of Florida farms offering recreational experiences more than doubled from 2007 to 2012. This new 4-page document describes building codes relevant to Florida agritourism operations. Written by Mary Beth Henry and Kathryn A. Stofer, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc349 A companion document, Florida’s Agritourism Laws, EDIS publication AEC623, Florida’s Agritourism Laws, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc285, discusses Florida Statutes related to definitions, liability protections, and limits to regulatory authority of local governments over bona fide agricultural operations engaged in agritourism.

Fiscal Decentralization in Transition Economies

2004 ◽  
pp. 126-141
Author(s):  
A. Chernyavsky ◽  
K. Vartapetov
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Transition Economies ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Fiscal Decentralization ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Finance Reform ◽  
Fiscal Transfers ◽  
Fiscal Autonomy ◽  
Subnational Government ◽  
Tax Autonomy

By employing the methodology developed by the OECD the paper assesses the degree of revenue decentralization in Russia in comparison with other post-communist European countries. The paper provides theoretical arguments underpinning fiscal decentralization, analyzes the composition of subnational government revenues, the level of regional and local tax autonomy and types of intergovernmental fiscal transfers. The analysis presents the composition of revenues depending on the degree of subnational and local government control. In comparison with other transition countries fiscal decentralization in Russia is relatively low. It is concluded that Russia's public finance reform has not progressed towards providing greater fiscal autonomy for regional and local governments.

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