A STUDY ON THE DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIPS OF DECISION MAKING STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING IN GOVERNMENTAL PLANNING

我们对第一批地方政府数据的分析表明，议程设置过程受到组织结构的影响。由于权力在本组织的参与者之间平等分享，行政改革、环境政策和城市规划的议程具有很高的优先级。相比之下，福利和教育政策问题则被提上议事日程，因为该组织具有集中的权力结构。根据问题的信息来源，我们在地方政府中有四种类型的政策过程。这些政策制定过程有不同的政策工具和协调成本。通过对第二批地方政府公共财政数据的分析，我们发现地方政府对金融危机的前因后果有着不同的认识。它们受到市场中的经济地位和组织权力结构的影响。首先，由于地方政府的经济地位较弱，其原因在于财政协调机制的失灵，并将再分配机制的改革放在首位。相反，由于地方税在经济市场中具有强大的地位，它强调地方税制度的改革。其次，随着权力在组织中的平等分享，它寻求金融协调制度的改革。相比之下，它将地方税制度改革放在了高度优先的位置，因为权力集中在地方政府的市长身上。

Our analysis of the first data sets on local governments shows that the agenda setting process is influenced by the organizational structure. As the power is shared equally among the participants in the organization, the agenda of administrative reform, environmental policy, and urban planning has high priorities. In contrast, the issues of welfare and education policy are on the agenda, as the organization has the concentrated power structure.We have four types of policy process in the local governments according to the informational source of issues. These policy making processes have different polity tools and coordination costs.Our analysis of the second data sets on public finance in local governments shows that they have different perceptions of the causes and effects of financial crisis. They are influenced by the economic position in the markets and by the power structure of organizations. First, as the economic position of the local government is weak, it attributes its cause to the mal-functioned mechanism of financial coordination, and it sets high priority on the reform of redistributive mechanism. Contrarily, it emphasizes the reform of local tax system, as it has strong position in the economic market. Second, as the power is shared equally in the organization, it seeks the reform of financial coordination system. In contrast, it sets high priority on the reform of local tax system, as the power is concentrated on the mayor of local governments.