Journal article
Sources of Variation in the Frequency of Statewide Initiatives: The Role of Interest Group Populations
Political research quarterly, Vol.58(4), pp.565-575
12/2005
DOI: 10.2307/3595642
Abstract
In this article I study the factors that determine the number of initiatives that appear on statewide ballots, with
an emphasis on the characteristics of state interest group populations. In particular, I test whether the size of
state citizen or economic group populations influences the frequency of initiative use. The relationship
between these two categories of groups and initiative use is important in light of recent claims that the initia-
tive process no longer benefits citizen groups and is now dominated by economic interests. In addition, I con-
sider the role of other factors, including initiative regulations, state political characteristics, state economic per-
formance and state demographic characteristics. My results indicate that states with more citizen groups have
more initiatives overall and in specific issue areas and that the number of economic groups has a negative or
negligible effect.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Sources of Variation in the Frequency of Statewide Initiatives: The Role of Interest Group Populations
- Creators
- Frederick J Boehmke
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Political research quarterly, Vol.58(4), pp.565-575
- DOI
- 10.2307/3595642
- ISSN
- 1065-9129
- eISSN
- 1938-274X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2005
- Academic Unit
- Political Science; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9983982928902771
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