Weaver: Getting compliance with government policies
Many government policies work only if citizens or corporations comply with their requirements. But what determines whether citizens or corporations will comply? In Governance, Kent Weaver proposes a comprehensive framework for understanding compliance problems. Weaver says that it is important for policymakers to think carefully about the barriers to compliance that may be operating at a particular place and time, and accommodate heterogeneity in the character and circumstances of the target population. Read the article.