Policy by Doing

Formulation and Adoption of Policy through Government Leadership

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ID6330702
AuthorsChris Koski (0000-0002-6475-4229, Reed College), Taedong Lee (0000-0002-5671-7938)
Year2014
Volume42
Issue1
Pages30-54
Publication date2014-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy Studies Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/psj.12041
OpenAlexW2099400783
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited55

Do government choices, rather than legislative policies (i.e., mandatory regulations or incentives), influence the choices private actors make? In this article we develop a concept of “policy by doing,” which examines the power of government actions as hortatory tools to encourage other community members to act. “Policy by doing” can be an attempt to shape outcomes by providing symbolic leadership, reducing uncertainty, creating market, and telegraphing actions. Empirical analysis of privately held green buildings in 591U.S.cities from 2004 to 2010 suggests that when governments increase their own commitment to green building for their facilities; private actors will be more likely to build green. We find that the actions of local governments, rather than those of state or federal, exert the strongest substantive influence on private decision making. Our findings contribute to understanding how governments can augment existing policy regimes by modeling the behavior they hope to inspire in other actors

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Incentive · Legislature · Market economy · Political science · Power (physics · Public economics · Public policy · Public relations · State (computer science · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Law · Public Administration · Sustainable Building Design and Assessment

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