How Power Affects Policy Implementation

Lessons from the Philippines

Bibliographic Data

ID12953000
AuthorsJens Marquardt (0000-0003-2632-2828, Luther University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume36
Issue1
Pages3-27
Publication date2017-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1868-1034 • E-ISSN: 1868-4882
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/186810341703600101
OpenAlexW2611562208
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited23

This article unveils how the complex multilevel governance system of a developing country affects environmental policy implementation. The Philippine Renewable Energy Act is discussed as an in-depth case study. The law was passed in 2008 to increase the share of renewables in the electricity mix, but its implementation remains a challenge. Analysing the complex multilevel governance system of the Philippines, this article shows how interjurisdictional coordination and the distribution of power resources and capacities affect the implementation process. This qualitative research is based on key documents and insights from 48 expert interviews. From a theoretical perspective, research about power in central–local relations can make a useful contribution to current multilevel governance concepts

Business · Corporate governance · Distribution (mathematics · Economic system · Economics · Electricity · Environmental economics · Management · Multi-level governance · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Power (physics · Process (computing · Renewable energy · Sociology · Computer Science · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · International Development and Aid · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance