Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
9-2015
Abstract
Does Asia have a distinct policy style? If so, what does it look like, and why does it take the shape it does? This article argues that in the newly reinvigorated emphasis of policy studies on policy instruments and their design lies the basis of an analysis of a dominant policy style in the Asian region, with significant implications for understanding the roles played by specific kinds of policy capacities. There is a distinctly Asian policy style based on a specific pattern of policy capacities and governance modes. In this style, a failure to garner initial policy legitimacy in the articulation of instrument norms often results in later mismatches between instrument objectives and specific mechanisms for their achievement. The formulation of payments for ecosystem services policy is used to illustrate the capacities required for policy designs and action to meet policy goals effectively.
Keywords
Asian policy style, policy instruments, governance modes, policy capacity, payments for ecosystem services, environmental governance, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Discipline
Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
Volume
38
Issue
1, SI
First Page
24
Last Page
42
ISSN
2327-6665
Identifier
10.1080/23276665.2016.1152724
Publisher
Taylor && Francis
Citation
MUKHERJEE, Ishani, & HOWLETT, Michael.(2015). An Asian perspective on policy instruments: policy styles, governance modes and critical capacity challenges. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 38(1, SI), 24-42.
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/23276665.2016.1152724