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This paper examines the effects of public opinion and interest groups on spending priorities in the American states. We use data that cover the years from 1997 through 2000 and we employ new measures of state program priorities and interest group presence. The empirical results show clearly that interest groups have a more pronounced direct impact than public opinion. However, their effects are inversely related: States with strong interest groups show weaker opinion effects and vice versa. At the same time, public opinion exerts an indirect influence on policy, by affecting the interest group environment. This paper makes two contributions: (1) It identifies a likely access point in the policy process for external influences. (2) It embeds public opinion and interest groups within a broader model of policy-making. |
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| Schneider, Saundra. and Jacoby, William. "The Interplay of Public Opinion and Interest Groups in Shaping State Policy Priorities, 1990-2000" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>. 2008-10-09 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41208_index.html> |
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| Schneider, S. K. and Jacoby, W. G. , 2005-09-01 "The Interplay of Public Opinion and Interest Groups in Shaping State Policy Priorities, 1990-2000" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2008-10-09 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41208_index.html |
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Abstract: This paper examines the effects of public opinion and interest groups on spending priorities in the American states. We use data that cover the years from 1997 through 2000 and we employ new measures of state program priorities and interest group presence. The empirical results show clearly that interest groups have a more pronounced direct impact than public opinion. However, their effects are inversely related: States with strong interest groups show weaker opinion effects and vice versa. At the same time, public opinion exerts an indirect influence on policy, by affecting the interest group environment. This paper makes two contributions: (1) It identifies a likely access point in the policy process for external influences. (2) It embeds public opinion and interest groups within a broader model of policy-making. |
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| CITIZEN INFLUENCES ON STATE POLICY PRIORITIES: THE INTERPLAY OF PUBLIC OPINION AND INTEREST GROUPS Saundra K. Schneider and William G. Jacoby Michigan State University August 2005 sks@msu.edu jacoby@msu.edu Prepared for delivery at the Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association. Washington DC September 1-4 2005. Political scientists generally believe that public opinion affects public policy within the American states. While such a connection may seem obvious firm empirical evidence for the existence of this relationship has only been |
| working for the attainment of particularized benefits 100 80 State policy priorities 60 40 20 0 25 30 35 40 Particularized benefit interest groups Data sources: State policy priority scores are obtained from the unfolding analysis of 1998-2000 state policy expenditures. Interest group data are provided by David Lowery and Virginia Gray. |
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The Interplay of Public Opinion and Interest Groups in Shaping State Policy Priorities, 1990-2000
Varying Influence: The Roles of Public Opinion and Organized Interest in Public Policy in the American States
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