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100			_aMeier, Kenneth, J.
245			_aMultilevel governance and organizational performance: investigating the political-bureaucratic labyrinth
260			_c2004
300			_ap.31-47.
362			_aWinter
520			_aResearch on governance has extensively explored the complex interactions of governmenta, nongovernmenta, and for-profit entities in the execution of public policy. It has consistently failed, however, to model empirically the joint effects of political and bureaucratic actors in governance systems. To address this issue, a theory of multilevel governance built upon the foundation of representative bureaucracy was developed and tested. Results from an analysis of Texas school districts suggest that Latinos at all levels of the governance system, political and managerial, influence representation at other levels. Findings also indicate that Latinos at each level of governance have positive effects, directly and indirectly, on outcomes for Latino students. The influence of both political and managerial actors at times extends beyond the immediately adjoining level/ the effects of such actors cascade through the governance system. The results show that a priority for systematic research should be the identification of approaches and settings for examining the multilevel aspect of governance. - Reproduced.
650			_aGood governance
650			_aPublic administration
700			_aNicholson-Crotty, Sean
700			_aO'Toole, Laurence J, Jr.
773			_aJournal of Policy Analysis and Management
909			_a59306
999			_c59306 _d59306