KC 12 Administrative Burden 1. Herd & Moynihan

8 important questions on KC 12 Administrative Burden 1. Herd & Moynihan

What is a simple definition of administrative burden?

An individual's experience of a policy implementation as onerous.

How do Herd & Moynihan specify the definition of administrative burdens?

Administrative burdens are the learning, psychological and compliance costs that citizens experience in their interactions with government

Why is the specific definition of Herd & Moynihan better than the simple definition

1. It makes a distinction between the actions of the state and the experience of the individual
2. The definition allows for variation in the experience of burdens.
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What are learning costs?

1. The time and effort expended to learn about the program or service,
  • eligability
  • benefits?
  • conditions
  • how to gain acces

What are compliance costs?

The burdens to following administrative rules and requirements: What paperwork do you need fill out.

What are psychological costs?

The stigma of applying and participating in a unpopular program. Loss of autonomy, frustration,

Where do administrative burdens come from? (3)

  1. Organizational process: Burdens come from a administrative and political processes
  2. Partisan/political process: form of policymaking: reveal the partisan attitudes on policy
  3. More individual process: Product of choices and preferences of political actors.
  4. Inherent in administration: makes policy making valuable

What are the effects of administrative burdens on citizens?

  1. Their experiences with the government
    • Material impact (the three costs, wel of geen uitkering)
    • Civic and political participation (wel of niet stemmen us omdat je moet aanmelden)
  2. Their perceptions of the government (Keiser & Miller)

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