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Minding (Your Own and) Others' Business: Assigning Co-Responsibility in Cabinet Decisions.
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Comparative Political Studies . Sep2023, Vol. 56 Issue 11, p1760-1789. 30p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- In coalition governments, parties invest much effort to manage delegation costs to individual ministers. In this article, we examine an intra-executive mechanism for managing delegation costs: Assigning ministerial co-responsibility in cabinet decisions. Using data of cabinet decisions in Israel, we test when and under what conditions co-responsibility is assigned. We find that co-responsibility is assigned strategically by cabinet members weighing the risk of a drift against the costs of imposing co-responsibility. These findings demonstrate an understudied mechanism through which coalition governments narrow ministerial autonomy and informational advantage once policies reach the cabinet. In doing so, this research contributes to a better understanding of policymaking in coalition governments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *COALITION governments
*CABINET officers
*POLICY sciences
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00104140
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Comparative Political Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 169855087
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00104140231152797