Predicting political influence on state ethics commissions: of course we are ethical- nudge nudge, wink wink
By: Rauh, Jonathan.
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ArticlePublisher: 2015Description: p.98-110.Subject(s): State Ethics Commissions
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Public Administration ReviewSummary: This article explores the ability of elected officials to affect the autonomy of state ethics commissions. The author examines autonomy as a function of the capacity of ethics commissions to control their finances and personnel decisions and how the presence or absence of that capacity affects whether bureaucratic structures can function independently of politics. Using data from the 2011 State Integrity Investigation, the analysis extends previous arguments concerning political actors desire to affect ethics commissions. Findings suggest that elected officials use their positions to control the makeup of commission leadership and financial resources, with the goal of decreasing commissions ability to act autonomously. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 75, Issue no: 1 | Available | AR108796 |
This article explores the ability of elected officials to affect the autonomy of state ethics commissions. The author examines autonomy as a function of the capacity of ethics commissions to control their finances and personnel decisions and how the presence or absence of that capacity affects whether bureaucratic structures can function independently of politics. Using data from the 2011 State Integrity Investigation, the analysis extends previous arguments concerning political actors desire to affect ethics commissions. Findings suggest that elected officials use their positions to control the makeup of commission leadership and financial resources, with the goal of decreasing commissions ability to act autonomously. - Reproduced.
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