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Use when designing or writing the governance / policy-process mechanism analysis for a 《中国行政管理》 manuscript. Identifies how an effect is produced (implementation, attention allocation, central-local, incentives / accountability) via quantitative mediation or qualitative process evidence. 本技能服务于《中国行政管理》(Chinese Public Administration, CPA)。

When to use

• designing governance mechanism analysis
• writing policy-process mechanism analysis
• identifying how an effect is produced
• quantitative mediation analysis
• qualitative process evidence
• policy implementation mechanisms
• attention allocation mechanisms
• central-local relationship mechanisms

When not to use

• using moderator variables as mechanisms
• relying solely on Sobel tests
• providing only narrative without evidence strength judgment
• using future information in mechanism variable construction

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