The characteristics of populations benefiting from collaboration are mostly regarded as contextual factors in collaborative theory and research. Drawing on policy design and distributive justice theories, this study seeks to understand how public support for collaboration varies depending on the characteristics of the target population that benefits from collective action. The analysis demonstrates that collaborative arrangements aiding populations considered deserving are more likely to gain public approval than those benefiting negatively constructed groups. We also investigate citizens' attribution of blame for collaboration failure and find that the process appears to be independent of the characteristics of target populations.

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目标人群在居民支持地方合作中的作用


从协作中受益的人群的特征大多被视为协作理论和研究中的背景因素。本研究借鉴政策设计和分配正义理论，旨在了解公众对合作的支持如何根据从集体行动中受益的目标人群的特征而变化。分析表明，帮助那些被认为值得的群体的合作安排比那些惠及消极群体的合作安排更有可能获得公众的认可。我们还调查了公民对合作失败的责任归属，发现该过程似乎与目标人群的特征无关。