04466nam 2200541 450 991055720730332120231110213528.09781788119177(electronic bk.)9781788119160(hardback)(MiAaPQ)EBC6812538(Au-PeEL)EBL6812538(CKB)19919410400041(UtOrBLW)eep9781788119177(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/75004(EXLCZ)991991941040004120220818d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPolicy change and innovation in multilevel governance /Arthur BenzNorthampton :Edward Elgar Publishing,2021.1 online resource (196 pages)Policy, Administrative and Institutional Change 9781788119160 (hardback) Print version: Benz, Arthur Policy Change and Innovation in Multilevel Governance Cheltenham, Gloucestershire : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited,c2021 9781788119160 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction to Policy Change and Innovation in Multilevel Governance -- 2. Deadlocks or dynamics? The state of research on multilevel governance -- 3. Mechanisms, conditions and outcomes: theories of policy change -- 4. Continuity and change in multilevel governance -- 5. Transformation of a policy regime: energy and climate policy -- 6. Changing a redistributive policy: renewal of fiscal equalization -- 7. Conditions and processes of policy innovation in multilevel governance -- 8. Conclusion to Policy Change and Innovation in Multilevel Governance -- References -- Index.Multilevel governance divides powers, includes many veto players and requires extensive policy coordination among different jurisdictions. Under these conditions, innovative policies or institutional reforms seem difficult to achieve. However, while multilevel systems establish obstructive barriers to change, they also provide spaces for creative and experimental policies, incentives for learning, and ways to circumvent resistance against change. As the book explains, appropriate patterns of multilevel governance linking diverse policy arenas to a loosely coupled structure are conducive to policy innovation."Based on theoretical and empirical research, this authoritative book explains why, how and under which conditions innovative policies are achievable in multilevel governance. Taking a forward-thinking approach, the book also addresses implications of the rise of multilevel governance for research and practice. Arthur Benz explores multilevel governance both in relation to and beyond governments' responses to an increasing complexity of public policies. Chapters analyse how political authority is divided and policies have to be coordinated across jurisdictional boundaries. Utilizing case studies on energy and climate policy in transnational, national and local contexts and on fiscal equalization in federations, Benz illuminates the interplay of policy change and institutional change, as well as the particular conditions that enable or constrain these mechanisms. The book concludes that complexity in multilevel systems of governance does not rule out policy innovation, but rather it establishes both favourable and constraining conditions for significant change. Providing an overview of theories of multilevel governance, this book will be critical reading for scholars and advanced students of political science and public administration. It will also be beneficial for policymakers interested in complex governance"--Provided by publisher.Policy, Administrative and Institutional Change SeriesPolicy sciencesCase studiesgovernance modesinnovationinstitutional changejoint-decision makingmultilevel governancePolicy sciences320.6Benz Arthur262923Edward Elgar Publishing,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910557207303321Policy change and innovation in multilevel governance2824467UNINA