Does selfâorganizing policy network provide effective waste services? An empirical evaluation of institutional collective action and transaction cost dilemmas
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DOI: 10.1002/pad.2046
Abstract: This paper examines institutional collective action and transaction cost (TC) dilemmas in a selfâorganizing policy network involving federal, state, and municipal agencies for waste services in a port and industrial park. A thematic analysis revealed… read more here.
Keywords: policy network; waste services; waste; action ... See more keywords
Comparing Discourse and Policy Network Approaches: Evidence from Water Policy on Micropollutants
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DOI: 10.17645/pag.v8i2.2597
Abstract: To understand how actors make collective policy decisions, scholars use policy and discourse network approaches to analyze interdependencies among actors. While policy networks often build on survey data, discourse networks typically use media data to… read more here.
Keywords: discourse; policy; network approaches; discourse network ... See more keywords
Efficient Robot Skills Learning with Weighted Near-Optimal Experiences Policy Optimization
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DOI: 10.3390/app11031131
Abstract: Autonomous learning of robotic skills seems to be more natural and more practical than engineered skills, analogous to the learning process of human individuals. Policy gradient methods are a type of reinforcement learning technique which… read more here.
Keywords: policy network; reinforcement learning; skills learning; robot ... See more keywords