TY - JOUR
T1 - Do Governors Matter? Budgeting Rules and the Politics of State Policymaking
AU - Barrilleaux, Charles
AU - Berkman, Michael
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - Whether and how governors influence public policies in the U.S. is open to question. This research tests a model of gubernatorial influence on public policymaking in which gubernatorial power is conceived of the governor's power over the budgetary process relative to that of the state legislature. We argue that governors with greater control over the budget process will use those powers to deliver a higher proportion of policies that confer benefits to statewide versus more localized constituencies. As governors' electoral security increases, their willingness to support legislatively desired localized spending increases. Empirical results derived from pooled cross-sectional models largely support the models tested.
AB - Whether and how governors influence public policies in the U.S. is open to question. This research tests a model of gubernatorial influence on public policymaking in which gubernatorial power is conceived of the governor's power over the budgetary process relative to that of the state legislature. We argue that governors with greater control over the budget process will use those powers to deliver a higher proportion of policies that confer benefits to statewide versus more localized constituencies. As governors' electoral security increases, their willingness to support legislatively desired localized spending increases. Empirical results derived from pooled cross-sectional models largely support the models tested.
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U2 - 10.1177/106591290305600403
DO - 10.1177/106591290305600403
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0742321658
SN - 1065-9129
VL - 56
SP - 409
EP - 417
JO - Political Research Quarterly
JF - Political Research Quarterly
IS - 4
ER -