Interlocal learning mechanisms and policy diffusion
The case of new energy vehicles finance in Chinese cities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7165124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Weixing Liu (0000-0002-6294-5873, School of Government University of International Business and Economics Beijing China), Liang Ma (0000-0002-3013-4726, School of Government Peking University Beijing China, corresponding author), Xuan Wang (0000-0002-7173-0962, China Center for Economic Research, National School of Development Peking University Beijing China), Hongtao Yi (0000-0002-6753-4627, Askew School of Public Administration and Policy Florida State University Tallahassee Florida USA) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-68 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/psj.12576 |
| OpenAlex | W4404504895 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 60 |
Policy diffusion based on learning mechanisms has fascinated political science and public administration scholars for a long time. A robust and growing body of studies have identified the existence and importance of learning mechanisms in policy diffusion. However, there are still some gaps that need to be further improved. First, scholars identify the learning mechanism mainly based on indirect evidence, such as geographical proximity and successful innovation policies adopted by other jurisdictions, which lacking direct and systematic evidence. Second, little is known about how the hierarchical power structure affects the leap from learning behavior to policy adoption. This study provides direct evidence for the promoting effect of intergovernmental learning on policy diffusion by analyzing case of Chinese local financial subsidy policies for new energy vehicles. The empirical results reveal that policy learning in the form of site visits among local governments significantly promotes the policy diffusion, but superior government policy strategy attenuates the influence of interlocal learning on policy diffusion. Also, the initiators and themes of policy learning affect the learning–diffusion linkage, portraying the conditional effects and nuanced dynamics of interlocal policy learning in eliciting policy diffusion
Business · Diffusion · Economic geography · Economics · Energy (signal processing · Geography · Physics · Policy learning · Political science · Regional science · Computer Science · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 9 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |