Policy Studies Journal articles from February 2008

Policy Studies Journal archives from February 2008

Editors' notes.(Editorial)
February 1, 2008... The Mission Statement of the Policy Studies Journal states: "Policy Studies Journal (PSJ) is dedicated to providing scholars with the finest theoretically grounded, empirically sound, and cutting edge research covering all aspects of public...

Human rights violations, corruption, and the policy of repression.(Report)
February 1, 2008... In this article we examine government use of human rights violations as a policy, shaped by the goals of both principals and agents. While treating these violations as a policy rather than as a condition seems an obvious starting point, and...

Global public policy, transnational policy communities, and their networks.(Report)
February 1, 2008... 1. Introduction The concept of "global public policy" is not well established. Accordingly, this article asks: what is global public policy, where is it enacted, and who executes such policies? The first part of the article sets out to...

Enemies to allies: the role of policy-design adaptation in facilitating a farmer-environmentalist alliance.(Report)
February 1, 2008... Introduction Since 1985, farmers and environmentalists have become agricultural conservation policy allies. This alliance reflects the capacity to evolve a policy design that bridged the growing disconnect between traditional agricultural...

Voluntary environmental programs: are carrots without sticks enough?
February 1, 2008... In recent years industry representatives, policymakers, and scholars have argued that "command-and-control" regulations, although relatively effective, are costly policy instruments for promoting environmental protection. Accordingly, voluntary...

The diffusion of voluntary international management standards: Responsible Care, ISO 9000, and ISO 14001 in the chemical industry.(Report)
February 1, 2008... Introduction The last two decades have been marked by the development and diffusion of many industry voluntary environmental standards. Through these private or nongovernmental regimes, firms commit voluntarily to improve their...

Assessing the performance of voluntary environmental programs: does certification matter?(Report)
February 1, 2008... Introduction Over the past 20 years, considerable efforts have been expended by governments, industry, and third-party organizations to develop and promote organizational participation in voluntary environmental programs (VEPs). In...

Can voluntary environmental regulation work in developing countries? Lessons from case studies.(Report)
February 1, 2008... 1. Introduction The conventional approach to industrial pollution control is to establish laws requiring firms to cut emissions. Voluntary regulation, by contrast, provides incentives--but not mandates--for pollution control. The four main...

Voluntary environmental programs: a Canadian perspective.(Report)
February 1, 2008... Introduction Canadian environmental policy has traditionally emphasized command-and-control environmental regulations. Although not as stringent as U.S. policy, which prescribes mandatory quantity limits on emissions of pollutants or the...