Policy, Politics, and Public Utility Regulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6231344 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William T Gormley (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86 |
| Publication date | 1983-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2111054 |
| OpenAlex | W2320034049 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 15 |
A typology of issues, based on a theory of public advocacy in regulatory proceedings, helps to explain differences in utility regulatory politics and policies. The theory focuses on grass-roots advocates (citizen groups) and proxy advocates (state officials such as the attorney general or a consumer counsel). The issues involve different levels of technical complexity and consumer conflict. It is hypothesized that grass-roots advocates will be effective when issues are low in technical complexity, while proxy advocates will be effective when issues are low in consumer conflict. An analysis of aggregate data from 51 public utility commissions confirms these expectations, through multiple regression analysis and probit analysis in four issue areas. Case studies derived from interviews with 284 public advocates, utility company executives, and public utility regulators in 12 states support the aggregatelevel findings. The assumption that every regulatory issue is inherently complex and conflictive ought to be abandoned. Within the same regulatory policy domain, issues differ in complexity and conflict, with important policy consequences
Business · Consumer Advocacy · Economics · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Probit model · Proxy (statistics · Public domain · Public economics · Public policy · Public relations · Sociology · Typology · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Regulation and Compliance Studies
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Evaluation use and learning in public policy
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An Integrated Model of U.S. State Attorney General Behavior in Multi-State Litigation
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Patterns of Policy Integration and Administrative Coordination Reforms
You Can't Make Me Do It
The Politics of Consumer Protection
The State of State Politics Research
Does anxiety increase policy learning
In and Out of the Revolving Door
Acting as Fire Alarms With Law Enforcement
Political Influence and Tarp
Politics, Economics, and the Public
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2024 (39) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |