The evolution of mandated coordination in policy implementation
Evidence from China's central government agencies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4953723 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liang Ma (0000-0002-3013-4726, Peking University), Bin Chen (0000-0003-3287-934X, The Graduate Center, CUNY), Tom Christensen (0000-0003-1441-9243, University of Oslo), Weixing Liu (0000-0002-6294-5873, University of International Business and Economics, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 371-392 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ropr.70003 |
| OpenAlex | W4407760538 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 63 |
Policies are often mandated to be implemented by multiple agencies, and it is meaningful to explore the mechanisms and dynamics of interagency coordination. By employing structurally oriented theory from organization theory to analyze archival data, this study examines the structure and dynamics of mandated interagency coordination arrangements in China's central agencies (2005-2022). Given their intricacies, economic and social policies are the priorities of mandated coordination. The results show a dense and unbalanced coordination, in which powerful agencies dominate coordination. The results reveal that coordination across agencies has steadily increased over time despite intensive institutional mergers and consolidation
Business · Central government · China · Geography · Local government · Political science · Regional science · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |