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A Yin-Yang Perspective of Street-Level Policy Entrepreneurs

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  • Ren, Monica

    (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia)

  • Xing, Hua

    (Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China)

  • Xing, Puyao

    (Tianjin Normal University, Xiqing District, China)

Abstract

We introduce a cultural perspective, Yin-Yang logic, to explore how street-level policy entrepreneurs (SLPEs) formulate policy and foster inter-local collaborations across 14 Chinese cities. Drawing on a case forming the Chinese Eastern Northeast Economic Zone (2003-2016), we identify 20 critical incidents through interviews and content analysis. We make four main theoretical contributions: (i) this study is the first in the SLPEs literature to introduce a cultural perspective, the Yin-Yang logic, for understanding the complex yet central role that SLPEs play in policy innovation; (ii) it reveals a sequential six-stage process view in policy innovation formation from the Yin-Yang perspective; (iii) it extends our understanding of policy actors, SLPEs, as change agents outside Western democracies and provides the Yin-Yang perspective for dealing with the contextual paradoxical conditions; and (iv) SLPEs demonstrate three Yin-Yang framed capabilities in harnessing the natural momentum (shi) generated by the interaction and balancing forces of Yin-Yang dynamics.

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  • Ren, Monica & Xing, Hua & Xing, Puyao, 2024. "A Yin-Yang Perspective of Street-Level Policy Entrepreneurs," American Business Review, Pompea College of Business, University of New Haven, vol. 27(2), pages 657-682, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:ambsrv:0119
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    Keywords

    Street-Level Policy Entrepreneurs; Inter-Governmental Collaboration; Policy Innovation; Yin-Yang; Paradox;
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    JEL classification:

    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • L31 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs; Social Entrepreneurship
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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