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Dynamic Collaboration: The Effects of External Rules and Collaboration Scope on Interlocal Collaboration
Author(s) -
Youm Jisun,
Terman Jessica
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/ropr.12403
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , incentive , federalism , context (archaeology) , corporate governance , efficient energy use , public administration , energy policy , metropolitan area , cooperative federalism , business , political science , economics , engineering , politics , computer science , finance , microeconomics , renewable energy , electrical engineering , law , programming language , medicine , paleontology , pathology , biology
Governance structures such as the American system of federalism create the incentive structure and framework for collaboration between local governments. This interlocal collaboration is crucial to helping governments deal with contemporary issues such as energy efficiency and climate policy where collective action can solve problems more successfully. The goal of this study is to examine how external rules such as federal grant regulations and the current scope of interlocal collaboration affect the choice of interlocal collaboration over time. We do this in the context of energy efficiency and climate policy using the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program.