Bureaucratic entrepreneurship
How Frontline Bureaucrats Promote Policy Innovation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6296282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xuefan Zhang (0000-0002-7006-8233, Sun Yat-sen University), Yanling He (0000-0002-8658-3221, Peking University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 411-435 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-814X • E-ISSN: 1469-7815 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0143814x24000023 |
| OpenAlex | W4392370840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 22 |
In contrast to other studies on policy entrepreneurship that address frontline officials’ roles in formal legislative procedures, this case study focuses on how frontline officials promote policy innovation within inconspicuous administrative routines. Because frontline officials have no legislative power, they must overcome officialism by using bureaucratic skills and seeking consensus among multiple stakeholders. “Citizen agents” and “state agents” are both necessary roles. This case provides administrative details on how a deadlocked policy was gradually enlivened within undramatic administrative routines. The findings bridge the legislative–administrative gap and improve the understanding of the long-term effects of frontline administrative activities on policy innovations
Bridge (graph theory · Bureaucracy · Business · Entrepreneurship · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public relations · State (computer science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Finance · Medicine · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |