LEADER 04466nam 2200541 450 001 9910557207303321 005 20231110213528.0 010 $a9781788119177$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9781788119160$b(hardback) 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6812538 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6812538 035 $a(CKB)19919410400041 035 $a(UtOrBLW)eep9781788119177 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/75004 035 $a(EXLCZ)9919919410400041 100 $a20220818d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPolicy change and innovation in multilevel governance /$fArthur Benz 210 1$aNorthampton :$cEdward Elgar Publishing,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (196 pages) 225 1 $aPolicy, Administrative and Institutional Change 311 1 $a9781788119160 (hardback) 311 08$aPrint version: Benz, Arthur Policy Change and Innovation in Multilevel Governance Cheltenham, Gloucestershire : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited,c2021 9781788119160 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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. 330 $aMultilevel 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. 330 $a"Based on theoretical and empirical research, this authoritative book explains why, how and under which conditions innovative policies are achievable in multilevel governance. Taking a forward-thinking approach, the book also addresses implications of the rise of multilevel governance for research and practice. Arthur Benz explores multilevel governance both in relation to and beyond governments' responses to an increasing complexity of public policies. Chapters analyse how political authority is divided and policies have to be coordinated across jurisdictional boundaries. Utilizing case studies on energy and climate policy in transnational, national and local contexts and on fiscal equalization in federations, Benz illuminates the interplay of policy change and institutional change, as well as the particular conditions that enable or constrain these mechanisms. The book concludes that complexity in multilevel systems of governance does not rule out policy innovation, but rather it establishes both favourable and constraining conditions for significant change. Providing an overview of theories of multilevel governance, this book will be critical reading for scholars and advanced students of political science and public administration. It will also be beneficial for policymakers interested in complex governance"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aPolicy, Administrative and Institutional Change Series 606 $aPolicy sciences$vCase studies 610 $agovernance modes 610 $ainnovation 610 $ainstitutional change 610 $ajoint-decision making 610 $amultilevel governance 615 0$aPolicy sciences 676 $a320.6 700 $aBenz$b Arthur$0262923 712 02$aEdward Elgar Publishing, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910557207303321 996 $aPolicy change and innovation in multilevel governance$92824467 997 $aUNINA