Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

7-2019

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the determinants of citizens’ preferences for policy instruments. In particular, this study examines the impacts of social trust, government capacity, and the state-society relationship on citizens’ preferences for policy instruments. To test the relationships among those variables, the study utilizes data from the ISSP (International Social Survey Program) Environmental III 2010, which includes 32 countries. The results show that regardless of policy target groups, social trust makes citizens prefer market-based policy instruments most, and a high level of government capacity leads citizens to favor indirect policy instruments over regulation. The influence of the state-society relationship is contingent on the social construction of the policy target groups except in the case of East Asian countries, which have a strong preference for suasive policy instruments.

Keywords

environmental policy, government capacity, policy instruments, Policy preference, social trust

Discipline

Environmental Policy | Political Science

Research Areas

Political Science

Publication

International Review of Public Administration

Volume

24

Issue

3

First Page

205

Last Page

224

ISSN

1229-4659

Identifier

10.1080/12294659.2019.1643101

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Group

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2019.1643101

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