TY - JOUR
T1 - Constraints on policy learning
T2 - designing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in Pennsylvania
AU - Bell, Andrew
AU - Mallinson, Daniel J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by the Center for Energy Law and Policy [Internal] at the Pennsylvania State University. We thank Seth Blumsack and Lee Hannah for their comments on this article. Any errors are our own This research was funded by the Penn State Center for Energy Law and Policy.
Funding Information:
We thank Seth Blumsack and Lee Hannah for their comments on this article. Any errors are our own This research was funded by the Penn State Center for Energy Law and Policy.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Much policy diffusion and learning research examines macro-level patterns of policy spread. However, micro-level case studies can reveal nuances in how learning occurs, particularly when innovation originates within the executive branch, not the legislature. This case study of Pennsylvania’s effort to join the regional greenhouse gas initiative (RGGI) illuminates the legal constraints faced by administrators who must innovate within the bounds of existing authority. The study also shows that legal constraints can reduce an agency’s ability to maximize the political durability of major policy reform. The case yields insights for both policy designers and scholars of policy diffusion and learning.
AB - Much policy diffusion and learning research examines macro-level patterns of policy spread. However, micro-level case studies can reveal nuances in how learning occurs, particularly when innovation originates within the executive branch, not the legislature. This case study of Pennsylvania’s effort to join the regional greenhouse gas initiative (RGGI) illuminates the legal constraints faced by administrators who must innovate within the bounds of existing authority. The study also shows that legal constraints can reduce an agency’s ability to maximize the political durability of major policy reform. The case yields insights for both policy designers and scholars of policy diffusion and learning.
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U2 - 10.1080/25741292.2021.1928970
DO - 10.1080/25741292.2021.1928970
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85106986872
SN - 2574-1292
VL - 4
SP - 486
EP - 500
JO - Policy Design and Practice
JF - Policy Design and Practice
IS - 4
ER -