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Policy mechanisms for interlocal service delivery: management perspectives in the USA and Norway
International Journal of Public Sector Management Pub Date : 2024-01-08 , DOI: 10.1108/ijpsm-03-2023-0092
Christian L. Janousek , Dag Olaf Torjesen , Robert Blair

Purpose

This study comparatively examines the collaborative policy mechanisms for interlocal cooperation (ILC) utilized by municipal managers in Nebraska, USA, and Norway. The research addresses differences in ILC, factors of national setting and implications for ILC management in public service delivery.

Design/methodology/approach

Over a seven-year period, the researchers collected data from 16 communities in the two countries to observe perceptions and usages of ILC. Using a policy tools theoretical framework, the authors apply a typology of collaborative mechanisms for comparative analysis.

Findings

The findings suggest that institutional orientations in the USA and Norwegian systems of government affect managerial approaches to collaborative service delivery, namely the operationalization of local governments within federal and unitary structures may influence perceptions toward the formality and specificity of ILC policy mechanisms.

Originality/value

This study offers further understanding of ILC mechanisms for public sector management. Theoretical and practical implications of ILC in a comparative international context of governmental systems for collaboration are explored.



中文翻译:

跨地区服务提供的政策机制:美国和挪威的管理视角

目的

本研究比较研究了内布拉斯加州、美国和挪威的市政管理者所使用的地方间合作(ILC)的协作政策机制。该研究探讨了 ILC 的差异、国家环境因素以及公共服务提供中 ILC 管理的影响。

设计/方法论/途径

研究人员在七年的时间里收集了两国 16 个社区的数据,以观察对 ILC 的看法和使用情况。作者利用政策工具理论框架,应用协作机制的类型学进行比较分析。

发现

研究结果表明,美国和挪威政府系统的制度导向影响协作服务提供的管理方法,即联邦和单一结构内地方政府的运作可能会影响对国际劳工大会政策机制的正式性和特殊性的看法。

原创性/价值

这项研究有助于进一步了解公共部门管理的 ILC 机制。探讨了国际劳工大会在政府合作系统的国际比较背景下的理论和实践意义。

更新日期:2024-01-08
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