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Executive Branch
Recent Scholarship
Concentrated Powers: Unilateral Executive Authority and Fiscal Policymaking in the American States
: Krause, George A. and Melusky, Benjamin F. (The Journal of Politics), 2012
Highlights
: Argues the benefits of restricting gubernatorial power in the budget process
Political Appointments, Civil Service Systems, and Bureaucratic Competence: Organizational Balancing and Executive Branch Revenue Forecasts in the American States
: Krause, George A.; Lewis, David E. and Douglas, James W. (American Journal of Political Science), 2006
Highlights
: Argues that bureaucratic competence is best fostered by maintaining a balance between the agencies that are politically autonomous and those that are not
State Budgets, Governors, and their Influence on 'Big-Picture Issues': A Case Study of Delaware Governor Pete du Pont 1977-1985
: Hale, George E. (Administration and Society), 2013
Highlights
: Takes a new approach to examining executive-legislative relations in the budget process as a long-term process, not a 'short term, zero-sum game'
What Determines a Governor's Popularity?
: King, James D. and Cohen, Jeffrey E. (State Politics and Policy Quarterly), 2005
Highlights
: Assesses the factors that influence gubernatorial popularity along national-state and economic-political dimensions
Why Do Governors Issue Vetoes? The Impact of Individual and Institutional Influences
: Klarner, Carl E. and Karch, Andrew (Political Research Quarterly), 2008
Highlights
: Deliberates between the institutional and individual perspectives of gubernatorial veto use to find main determinants