Strategies for Measuring Influence over State Agencies

In the summer 2006 edition of State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Michael Baranowski and Donald Gross examined two methods of measuring influence over state agency activities: freestanding versus paired comparison. Their analysis led them to conclude that the paired-comparison measures might be the...

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Published in:State politics & policy quarterly 2008-04, Vol.8 (1), p.88-100
Main Authors: Dometrius, Nelson C., Burke, Brendan F., Wright, Deil S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrative agencies
Agency
Comparative analysis
Fatigue
Government Agencies
Government bureaucracy
Government policy
Governors
Influence
Intellectuals
Interest groups
Measurement
Policy studies
Political alliances
Political influences
Politics
Polls & surveys
Public administration
Public Policy
R&D
Regulatory legislation
Research & development
State agencies
State courts
State government
State politics
States (Political Subdivisions)
Strategic planning
Studies
Surveys
The Practical Researcher
U.S.A
United States of America
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Summary:In the summer 2006 edition of State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Michael Baranowski and Donald Gross examined two methods of measuring influence over state agency activities: freestanding versus paired comparison. Their analysis led them to conclude that the paired-comparison measures might be theoretically superior, but are often impractical. Using the American State Administrator Project (ASAP) surveys, we supplement Baranowski and Gross's analysis by identifying conditions that sometimes make freestanding instruments superior measures and, at other times, paired comparisons both superior and practical to use.
ISSN:1532-4400
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DOI:10.1177/153244000800800106