Policy Studies Journal articles from September 1997

Policy Studies Journal archives from September 1997

State expenditures and policy outcomes in environmental program management.
September 22, 1997... Understanding the dynamics surrounding the adoption and implementation of state policies continues to garner considerable attention among state and local government scholars. Much of the attention devoted to state policy research, however,...

The Reagan presidency, growing inequality, and the American dream.
September 22, 1997... A discussion about equality in the United States literally invites partisan polemics. The concept of equality is so difficult to define and is so susceptible to a variety of measurements that one can "prove" diametrically opposing arguments....

Explaining a paradox: the Alberta-California natural gas trade dispute.
September 22, 1997... In November 1991 the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) shocked the government of Alberta and the province's natural gas producers when it attempted to impose a new set of trading arrangements on what had been a remarkably stable,...

Science, technology, and environmental policy: satisfying new demands on state governments.
September 22, 1997... Osborne's (1988) Laboratories of Democracy heralded the new role of state governments in economic development to reinvigorate old industries and spur new firms and new job creation. The end of the Cold War provided another boost to states, as...

From zero-sum to value-added strategies: the emergence of knowledge-based industrial policy in the states of the United States.
September 22, 1997... A new role for government has emerged in fostering economic development as policymakers have come to view knowledge as increasingly central to economic growth and knowledge-producing institutions such as universities in a new light as a potential...

Use and usefulness of performance measurement in state science and technology programs.
September 22, 1997... As states involve themselves more deeply in economic development activities, they are increasingly instituting programs to attract, nurture, and develop high-technology industries (Eisinger, 1988; Foster, 1988; Schmandt & Wilson, 1990.)....

Using technology absorptions as an evaluation criterion: case studies from a state research and development program.
September 22, 1997... Consider the following scenario from an evaluation perspective.(1) An organization enters into an agreement with a state agency whose primary mission is to evaluate and fund research and development (R&D) projects.(2) The resulting project is...

The demand for and supply of technical information and analysis in state legislatures.
September 22, 1997... The making of informed political decisions - requiring technical information often possessed by unelected experts - raises fundamental issues of the competence and legitimacy of democratic government. Much has been written about the access to...

The politics of environmental risk: perceptions of risk assessment in the state legislatures.
September 22, 1997... Efforts to devolve power from the federal government to the states are likely to continue, requiring state lawmakers to make an increasing number of highly technical decisions in complex areas - like environmental protection and health - that...

Public education, money, and social policies.
September 22, 1997... Public education is a matter of utmost concern in the United States, especially since the release of the A Nation at Risk report. John Taylor Gatto (1993, p. 2), winner of the New York Teacher of the Year Award in 1991, raised the question: "Why...

Does Money Matter?
September 22, 1997... Public education is a matter of utmost concern in the United States, especially since the release of the A Nation at Risk report. John Taylor Gatto (1993, p. 2), winner of the New York Teacher of the Year Award in 1991, raised the question: "Why...

Social Policies for Children.
September 22, 1997... Public education is a matter of utmost concern in the United States, especially since the release of the A Nation at Risk report. John Taylor Gatto (1993, p. 2), winner of the New York Teacher of the Year Award in 1991, raised the question: "Why...

Children, Families and Government: Preparing for the Twenty-First Century.
September 22, 1997... Public education is a matter of utmost concern in the United States, especially since the release of the A Nation at Risk report. John Taylor Gatto (1993, p. 2), winner of the New York Teacher of the Year Award in 1991, raised the question: "Why...