Policy Studies Journal articles from December 1993

Policy Studies Journal archives from December 1993

Regional influences and environmental policymaking: a study of acid rain.
December 22, 1993... This study uses a four-region classification of states to investigate the impact of regionalism on the acid rain policy debate. Using multiple regression analyses and controlling for such factors as total pollution emissions, coal production,...

The attitudes of state legislators and state Medicaid policies related to AIDS.
December 22, 1993... As the Medicaid programs become increasingly important payers of AIDS-related care, state governments will face difficult policy choices in allocating limited Medicaid resources among many competing health needs. The state legislatures will...

Environment/equity: tensions in North American politics.
December 22, 1993... Throughout the past 30 years there has been a perception of tension between social equity objectives and the agenda of environmental politics. This tension has arisen in many forms and arenas: on a social class basis, on a gender basis, and on...

Public policy and intergovernmental relations: measuring perceived change(s) in national influence - the effects of the federalism decade.
December 22, 1993... Federal grants-in-aid have been a major instrument for the exercise of national influence on the states. This research investigates empirically the degree of perceived national influence (PNI) exerted through the grant process during the 1970s...

George Bush and executive branch domestic policymaking competence.
December 22, 1993... This article critiques the George Bush domestic policymaking process and argues that Bush had the second-lowest level of policy competence among postwar presidents, ranking above only Ronald Reagan. Although not overtly antianalytic like...

Overview of the disability movement: history, legislative record, and political implications. (Disability Issues in Public Policy)
December 22, 1993... This article presents a brief history and legislative record of the disability movement, along with their political implications. Beginning with the mid-nineteenth century efforts of Samuel Gridley Howe, the history of disability policy is...

Relating disability policy to broader public policy: understanding the concept of "handicap." (Disability Issues in Public Policy)
December 22, 1993... While it is recognized that disability policy is a subset of broader public policy, the relationship between disability issues and other public policy issues is not well understood. Insight into this relationship can be gained through a greater...

The potential impact of disability studies on political science (as well as vice-versa). (Disability Issues in Public Policy )
December 22, 1993... The conjunction of two seemingly disparate fields of research such as disability studies and political science creates the potential of yielding results that are either familiar or unexpected. On the one hand, it is probable that the merger of...

Holistic policymaking: "neo-liberalism" as illustrated by the women's and disability rights movements. (Disability Issues in Public Policy)
December 22, 1993... The past several decades have seen the rise of two movements, the disability rights movement and the women's movement, with parallel concerns, histories, organizational issues, and other attributes. This article examines the philosophies of the...

Access to the information age: fundamental decisions in telecommunications policy. (Disability Issues in Public Policy)
December 22, 1993... As federal and state budget sheets show more red than black ink, the private sector is delivering more social services and even protecting rights. The experience of disability rights leaders during the past five years shows that the private...

The Americans with Disabilities Act: will it make a difference? (Disability Issues in Public Policy)
December 22, 1993... This article summarizes the research on labor market discrimination against persons with disabilities and discusses the implications of that research for the probable success of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The research shows that...

Personal assistance services: the hub of the policy wheel for community integration of people with severe physical disabilities. (Disability Issues in Public Policy)
December 22, 1993... The success of persons with severe physical disabilities in living independently in the community, engaging in self-directed productive activities, and staying healthy depends, in part, on getting and maintaining adequate personal assistance...

The Disability Business: Rehabilitation in America.
December 22, 1993... Voice is what social movements are all about. Like the proverbial tree that falls in the forest without an audience, a movement that no one hears or writes about in a sense does not exist, at least not in the public consciousness. In the case...

No Pity - People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement.
December 22, 1993... Voice is what social movements are all about. Like the proverbial tree that falls in the forest without an audience, a movement that no one hears or writes about in a sense does not exist, at least not in the public consciousness. In the case...

We Overcame: The Story of Civil Rights for Disabled People.
December 22, 1993... Voice is what social movements are all about. Like the proverbial tree that falls in the forest without an audience, a movement that no one hears or writes about in a sense does not exist, at least not in the public consciousness. In the case...