scholarly journals The Design of the Swiss Feed-In Tariff

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-113
Author(s):  
Leonore Haelg ◽  
Tobias S. Schmidt ◽  
Sebastian Sewerin
Keyword(s):  
Policy Design ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Solar Photovoltaics ◽  
Renewable Power ◽  
Renewable Power Generation ◽  
Feed In Tariff

AbstractIn light of climate change mitigation and the transformation of the energy sector, many jurisdictions have adopted deployment policies for renewable energy (RE) technologies. Several RE deployment policy instruments have diffused from frontrunner countries to other jurisdictions. Switzerland implemented its first comprehensive RE support policy with the adoption of a cost-covering and technology-specific feed-in tariff in 2009, following Germany’s example. Yet, policy designs look very different in the two countries and, importantly, also result in different policy outcomes. In this chapter, we examine the reasons for these policy design differences. We unpack the design of the Swiss feed-in tariff and analyze which of the policy’s elements were directly adopted from Germany and which were accommodated to the Swiss context and why. In particular, we compare the specific instrument designs for two renewable power generation technologies, solar photovoltaics (PV) and biomass, and study the role of technology-related actors in shaping these policy designs. We draw from the policy diffusion and policy transfer literatures and offer important extensions to the literature by showing that, instead of entire policies, it is possible that only certain design elements of a policy diffuse from one jurisdiction to another. Additionally, we find that the composition of the existing technology-related actor bases in the donor and recipient countries is important in determining whether the accommodation of the design elements to the domestic context occurs.

scholarly journals Diffusion of CCTs from Latin America to Asia: the Philippine 4Ps case

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Howlett ◽  
M Ramesh ◽  
Kidjie Saguin
Keyword(s):  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Adequate Explanation ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Subject

Abstract The purpose of this study is to understand the role of international and domestic actors, ideas and processes in the diffusion of public policies. It argues that existing studies on the subject do not provide an adequate explanation of the mechanisms through which diffusion takes place, nor do they sufficiently address the roles of actors affecting the policy transfer process. We address these shortcomings by studying the diffusion of conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs from Brazil and Mexico to the Philippines over the past decade. We use the concept of an ‘instrument constituency’ to delineate and trace the various actors and channels involved in the diffusion of CCTs. The case study shows that these groups of actors dedicated to the articulation, adoption and expansion of particular policy instruments are central players in transnational diffusion of policies and offer a robust explanation of the phenomenon.

scholarly journals A Regional Approach to Rural Development? Regional and Rural Programmes in Poland 2007–2015

2018 ◽  
pp. 181-198
Author(s):  
Paweł Chmieliński ◽  
Marcin Gospodarowicz
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Demographic Development ◽  
Capita Expenditure ◽  
Size Population ◽  
The Relationship

We explore the role of structural factors (i.e. place-based characteristics) in shaping EU policy. Our analysis covered the real expenditure of funds for individual priority axes in the programmes of both policies in the 2007-2015 period (according to N+2 rule) and the change in socio-economic features at the local (powiat, NUTS4) level. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to assess the relationship between the level of per capita expenditure on RDP (rural development programmes) and ROP (regional operational programmes) and selected indicators describing the level of economic, social and demographic development of local government units. We show that in 2007-2013 rural and regional policy instruments were complementary, but also strongly related to the characteristics of the region (such as size, population, farmland) and therefore require greater adaptation to development opportunities and limitations. We suggest that there should be a more a place-based approach in future rural policy design and implementation.

scholarly journals Bureaucratic Reform in Indonesia: Policy Analyst Experiences

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael Diprose ◽  
Primatia Wulandari ◽  
Elena Williams ◽  
Levriana Yustriani
Keyword(s):  
Policy Design ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Policy Analyst ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Grand Design ◽  
Policy Analysts ◽  
Managerial Positions ◽  
Bureaucratic Reform

In recent years, Indonesia has introduced reforms to its bureaucracy in response to critiques of the quality of government policy design and delivery. The Grand Design of Bureaucratic Reform strategy seeks to reduce the number of civil servants employed in administrative or managerial positions (structural appointments) in favour of skills-based recruitment into ‘functional’ positions. Specifically, the introduction of the ‘policy analyst’ position as a functional position in the civil service has sought to improve evidence-based policy making and the quality of policy outcomes, by incorporating merit-based recruitment, appointment and promotion. The role of functional policy analysts (Jabatan Fungsional Analis Kebijakan or JFAKs) is to assist policy makers in identifying policy issues, analyse evidence available on these issues, and ultimately make policy recommendations. This report overviews the recent experiences of different policy analyst cohorts since the role’s creation in 2015. It investigates these experiences to better understand the extent to which policy analysts are playing the role intended for them, and the factors enabling or inhibiting this.

scholarly journals Policy transfer or policy churn? Institutional isomorphism and neoliberal convergence in the transport sector

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Monios
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Institutional Isomorphism ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Organisational Form ◽  
New Policies

While the features of successful policy transfer are well known, there is some evidence that increase in policy transfer is associated with convergence of not just policies but institutional and organisational forms. Institutional isomorphism is often a result of copying organisational form as a way of securing legitimacy rather than seeking successful policy outcomes. It is also influenced by the convergence of the neoliberal paradigm over recent decades which decreases the likelihood of selecting or implementing disruptive policies. This paper interrogates policy transfer as both a normative process of sharing ‘best practice’ and a mimetic process of copying organisational form in order to secure legitimacy. There is a danger that, rather than focusing on good implementation of existing policies, new policies are continually sought, which is often encouraged by isomorphic institutional forms driven by political motivations to reduce public responsibilities for unsuccessful or unpopular policies. The aim of this paper is to develop the conceptual tools for analysis of how and when policy transfer becomes policy churn and the role of institutionally isomorphic tendencies in this transition.

THE ROLE OF INTERIOR DESIGN ELEMENTS IN ACHIEVING THE EMPLOYEES PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS IN OFFICE BUILDINGS

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (51) ◽  
pp. 764-779
Author(s):  
Hassan Metwally ◽  
Ahmed El Sayed ◽  
Hanan Ashraf Kamal El- Ashmawy
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Design Elements

Career Guidance: Living on the Edge of Public Policy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John McCarthy ◽  
Tibor Bors Borbély-Pecze
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Evaluation Studies ◽  
National Level ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
Education And Employment

Public policy formation and implementation for career guidance provision are complex issues, not least because in most countries career guidance is a peripheral part of legislation for education, employment, and social inclusion. Policy solutions are compromises by nature. Regulations and economic incentives are the main policy instruments for career guidance provision, but there is often incoherence between the intentions of the regulations and the economic incentives provided for policy implementation. The intermediary organizations that serve to implement policy add significant variability to policy effects. International bodies and organizations have shown significant interest in the role of career guidance in education and employment policies through the undertaking of policy reviews, the formulation of recommendations for career guidance, and, in some cases, providing economic incentives to support their implementation. However, there is a dearth of evaluation studies of policy formation and implementation at the national level.

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