Larry W Thomas

Biographic Data

ID	1488566
NAME	Larry W Thomas
GIVEN NAMES	Larry W
FAMILY NAME	Thomas
SIGNATURE	THOMAS L W
AFFILIATIONS	University of Baltimore
VERIFIED	No
TOTAL WORKS	4
TOTAL CITATIONS	8
AUTHOR COUNT	4
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1983
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	1993
H-INDEX	1

The Politics of Growth Management Reform in the States
Open AccessRobert F Durant, Larry W Thomas et al.ARTICLEReview of Policy Research1993Cited by: 1References: 11
This article seeks to advance our understanding of the politics of growth management reform in the American states. First, it builds on prior research on agenda processes in other policy arenas to identify four "ideal" types of growth management reforms with empirical referents in the states: quantum, emergent, convergent and gradualist. Next, the political dynamics associated with each type are culled from the experiences of eight states pursuin…
The Federal Government in the Sunshine Act and Agency Decision Making
Open AccessDavid M Welborn, W F LYONS et al.ARTICLEAdministration & Society1989
Congress passed the Government in the Sunshine Act in 1976, regulating the meeting procedures of more than 50 agencies headed by collegial bodies. Henceforth the major federal regulatory commissions and numerous other agencies were required to hold meetings in public unless exempt information was involved. This study examines the effects of the law on agency decision-making processes. It finds that perhaps the most important effect of the sunshin…
From Complacence to Compliance
Open AccessRobert F Durant, Larry W Thomas et al.ARTICLEAdministration & Society1986Cited by: 7References: 12
When Government Regulates Itself
Robert F Durant, Michael R Fitzgerald et al.ARTICLEPublic Administration Review1983References: 1
E. E. Schattschneider has observed that some issues are politics, while others are out.1 Over the past two decades, a substantial expansion of the kinds of issues organized into our national political agenda has occurred. Congress has enacted regulatory policies dealing with housing, medical care, employment, civil rights, the environment, and public health and safety that go far beyond the scope of previous concerns. As a consequence, the implem…

When Government Regulates Itself
Robert F Durant, Michael R Fitzgerald et al.ARTICLEPublic Administration Review1983References: 1
E. E. Schattschneider has observed that some issues are politics, while others are out.1 Over the past two decades, a substantial expansion of the kinds of issues organized into our national political agenda has occurred. Congress has enacted regulatory policies dealing with housing, medical care, employment, civil rights, the environment, and public health and safety that go far beyond the scope of previous concerns. As a consequence, the implem…
From Complacence to Compliance
Open AccessRobert F Durant, Larry W Thomas et al.ARTICLEAdministration & Society1986Cited by: 7References: 12
The Federal Government in the Sunshine Act and Agency Decision Making
Open AccessDavid M Welborn, W F LYONS et al.ARTICLEAdministration & Society1989
Congress passed the Government in the Sunshine Act in 1976, regulating the meeting procedures of more than 50 agencies headed by collegial bodies. Henceforth the major federal regulatory commissions and numerous other agencies were required to hold meetings in public unless exempt information was involved. This study examines the effects of the law on agency decision-making processes. It finds that perhaps the most important effect of the sunshin…
The Politics of Growth Management Reform in the States
Open AccessRobert F Durant, Larry W Thomas et al.ARTICLEReview of Policy Research1993Cited by: 1References: 11
This article seeks to advance our understanding of the politics of growth management reform in the American states. First, it builds on prior research on agenda processes in other policy arenas to identify four "ideal" types of growth management reforms with empirical referents in the states: quantum, emergent, convergent and gradualist. Next, the political dynamics associated with each type are culled from the experiences of eight states pursuin…