Evaluating the Effects of Direct Democracy on Public Policy
California’s Urban Growth Boundaries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6180129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elisabeth R Gerber (0000-0002-6116-3773, University of Michigan), Jane H Phillips (0000-0003-4315-6622, University of California San Diego), Justin H Phillips |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 310-330 |
| Publication date | 2005-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Politics Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-673X • E-ISSN: 1552-3373 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1532673x04272428 |
| OpenAlex | W1974943109 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 22 |
This research addresses two interrelated questions about direct democracy: How does direct democracy affect public policy? And why do citizens and interest groups sometimes pursue policy change through direct democracy? We study these questions by testing for differences between urban growth boundaries (UGBs) that were enacted by city councils and by direct democracy in a large sample of California municipalities. We find that laws adopted at the ballot box are more extreme and are more difficult to amend or repeal. However, we also find that direct democracy does not result in less coherent or more fragmented policy regimes. In addition, we develop and test a model of the factors that lead political actors to pursue each strategy for policy change. Our results demonstrate that decisions to use the initiative process are largely a function of characteristics of local legislatures rather than citizen preferences for extreme policies
Ballot · Democracy · Direct democracy · Economics · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Repeal · Representative democracy · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration
The Instrumental and Educative Effects of Ballot Measures
Political Institutions and Conservation by Local Governments
Citizens, Interest Groups, and Local Ballot Initiatives
Motivations for Growth Revolts
Framing the Oregon Land Use Debate
Success and design of local referenda for land conservation
The individual determinants of support for open space bond referendums
Do political parties matter for local land use policies
Public policy and the initiative and referendum
Policy of Delay
Policy Instrument Choices for Growth Management and Land Use Regulation
Local Institutions and the Politics of Urban Growth
Regression Models
For the Many or the Few
Demanding Choices
Limited-dependent and qualitative variables in econometrics
Community Social Status, Suburban Growth, and Local Government Restrictions on Residential Development
Characteristics of Support for Local Growth Control
Changing Sources of Suburban Support for Local Growth Controls
Direct Democracy and Land Use Policy
Urban Containment and Residential Segregation
Fiscal Effects of the Voter Initiative
Legislative Response to the Threat of Popular Initiatives
Slow Growth and Urban Sprawl
Preferences, Fiscal Policies, and the Initiative Process
Gun Behind the Door? Ballot Initiatives, State Policies and Public Opinion
Legislatures, Initiatives, and Representation
The Adoption of Economic Development Policies by Large Cities
Direct Democracy
Development Ballot Measures, Interest Group Endorsements, and the Political Geography of Growth Preferences
Shortcuts Versus Encyclopedias
Busy Voters, Agenda Control, and the Power of Information
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2019 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |