Interest Group Influence on State Administrative Rule Making: The Impact of Rule Review
In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 35, Heft 4, S. 402-413
ISSN: 0275-0740
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In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 35, Heft 4, S. 402-413
ISSN: 0275-0740
In: State and local government review, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 174-185
In: State and local government review: a journal of research and viewpoints on state and local government issues, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 174-185
ISSN: 0160-323X
States vary significantly in the amount of authority that legislatures & governors are granted to review agency rules. Using recently developed measures of these powers, this study investigates whether greater rule review authority translates into greater influence over agency rule making. It finds that state agency heads view governors as significantly more influential, the greater gubernatorial rule review authority they have, whereas legislative rule review authority has no effect on such perceptions. Although attention to date has generally focused on legislative rule review procedures, these results indicate that gubernatorial rule review authority may be an underappreciated source of gubernatorial power. 6 Tables, 45 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Review of policy research, Band 27, Heft 6, S. 721-739
ISSN: 1541-1338
AbstractIn this paper we examine states' use of local clean air agencies and provide a preliminary assessment of what causes states to devolve air quality policy authority to the local level. Data from a unique comparative state survey shows that states vary widely in the number of local clean air agencies they employ and the amount of authority these agencies have to set standards, monitor air quality, and enforce regulations. Multivariate analyses suggest that second‐order devolution is partly driven by a general propensity to decentralize policy authority, but that policy‐specific factors relating to the problem and interest group environment affect devolution as well. These findings indicate that local agencies play an important role in U.S. air quality regulation, and that the dynamics of state devolution to local agencies deserve further study.
In: International journal of public administration, Band 30, Heft 11, S. 1219-1230
ISSN: 1532-4265
In: International journal of public administration: IJPA, Band 30, Heft 11, S. 1219-1230
ISSN: 0190-0692
In: Legislative studies quarterly, Band 31, Heft 4, S. 585-609
ISSN: 1939-9162
Legislative professionalization typically involves two concomitant processes: increasing institutional resources and increasing careerism among state legislators. These processes, we argue, entail different effects for legislative influence on state administrative agencies. Greater legislative resources serve to increase legislative influence, but greater political careerism among state legislators serves to decrease it. Because these two processes are normally intertwined within the process of legislative professionalization, the net effect of professionalism is uncertain, although our analysis suggests that the negative effect of careerism may outweigh the positive effect of institutional resources. These results have significant implications for the democratic responsiveness of executive branch agencies.
In: Legislative studies quarterly, Band 31, Heft 4, S. 585-610
ISSN: 0362-9805
In: Policy studies journal: the journal of the Policy Studies Organization, Band 30, Heft 2, S. 208-226
ISSN: 1541-0072
States have developed an array of environmental programs in response to a variety of political and environmental factors. This article examines three state clean air programs—setting ambient standards, ambient monitoring, and enforcement—and shows how each program has a distinct set of empirical determinants, reflecting the programs' diverse purposes. States' ambient standards policies allocate resources among competing claimants, and consequently they reflect the balance of environmental politics in each state. Ambient monitoring programs reflect the degree to which states need and can process information about air pollution problems. The level of states' enforcement programs reflects the scope of the environmental problem in each state.
In: Journal of public administration research and theory, Band 11, Heft 2, S. 203-221
ISSN: 1053-1858
This study examines how administrative procedures structure the degree of policy influence different governmental & non-governmental groups exercise in states' air pollution control programs. Drawing on a variety of data, including a unique survey of state air pollution control agencies, our analysis shows that administrative procedures affect the degree of bureaucratic autonomy & level of influence legislatures & interest groups exercise in state air pollution program. Overall, the results suggest that hardwiring administrative procedures theories may be more accurate than fire alarm theories of legislative oversight. 4 Exhibits, 41 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Journal of public administration research and theory, Band 11, Heft 2, S. 203-222
ISSN: 1053-1858
In: Journal of public administration research and theory, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 400-414
ISSN: 1477-9803
AbstractWe examine the relationship between procedural fairness and the legitimacy of rulemaking decisions made by government agencies. Evidence from a survey experiment indicates that the perceived fairness of the rulemaking process is closely tied to procedures designed to make it more transparent and to encourage greater citizen participation. However, our findings do not indicate that fair procedures bestow unconditional legitimacy on agency rulemaking actions. Rather, they suggest that the effect of procedural fairness is context-dependent and complex, with legitimacy perceptions varying across policy domains and being driven by the institutional avoidance of procedural controls rather than the procedures themselves. Thus, there may be significant limitations on the ability of fair procedures to impart legitimacy to bureaucratic policymaking.
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 48, Heft 3, S. 345-371
ISSN: 1747-7107
In: Policy studies journal: the journal of the Policy Studies Organization, Band 46, Heft 3, S. 487-509
ISSN: 1541-0072
Voluntary cooperation among governments holds tremendous promise for solving policy problems with regional and national scope. In this article, we apply insights from the theory of institutional collective action to understand the evolution of cooperative governmental institutions. We address the question: What makes a government decide to exit an existing cooperative arrangement and join a new one with a stronger central authority? Our empirical analyses examine state choices about whether to participate in the new Interstate Compact for Juveniles or remain in an existing compact that serves the same purpose. The findings shed light on how governments make trade‐offs between their desire to maintain their autonomy and the need to overcome the transactions costs, coordination problems, and free‐rider problems associated with cooperative governance in order to achieve policy gains.
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 46, Heft 3, S. 366-391
ISSN: 1747-7107