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100			_aRauh, Jonathan
245			_aPredicting political influence on state ethics commissions: of course we are ethical- nudge nudge, wink wink
260			_c2015
300			_ap.98-110.
362			_aJan-Feb
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aState Ethics Commissions
773			_aPublic Administration Review
909			_a108336
999			_c108331 _d108331