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- Title
FISCAL DEPENDENCE AND BUREAUCRATIC RESPONSIVENESS IN STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION.
- Authors
WOODS, NEAL D.
- Abstract
This study assesses the relationship between the dependence of administrative agencies on particular funding sources and the influence external actors have on agency operations. Data from a unique survey of state air quality administrators indicate that clean air agencies differ substantially in the composition of their funding sources. Multivariate analyses suggest that these differences affect the amount of influence administrators perceive external actors to have on air quality enforcement. Increased dependence on state general fund financing is associated with increases in the perceived influence of both the legislature and the governor, while reliance on federal grants is associated with increased agency responsiveness to the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Greater reliance on revenue gained through agency enforcement actions, on the other hand, is associated with increased perceived amounts of agency autonomy. These findings raise provocative questions about the implications of moving away from the regular appropriations process for the democratic accountability of bureaucratic agencies.
- Subjects
UNITED States; FINANCING of environmental agencies; ENVIRONMENTAL policy &; economics; FINANCING of government agencies; ENVIRONMENTAL policy; AIR quality management; FINANCING of state governments; FEDERAL aid; UNITED States. Environmental Protection Agency; FINANCE
- Publication
Public Administration Quarterly, 2014, Vol 38, Issue 1, p71
- ISSN
0734-9149
- Publication type
Article