U.S. state higher education appropriations: assessing the relationships between agency politicization, centralization, and volatility. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lacy, T. Austin; Fowles, Jacob; Tandberg, David A.; Hu, Shouping
• Is Part Of: Policy & society. Volume 36:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 16
• Page End: 33
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Higher education -- US states -- politics -- funding; Policy sciences -- Periodicals; Social policy -- Periodicals; Economic policy -- Periodicals; International relations -- Periodicals; Sciences de la politique -- Périodiques; Politique sociale -- Périodiques; Politique économique -- Périodiques; Relations internationales -- Périodiques; Australia -- Politics and government -- 1945- -- Periodicals; Australia -- Economic conditions -- 1945- -- Periodicals; Pacific Area -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Pacific Area -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Australie -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945- -- Périodiques; Australie -- Conditions économiques -- 1945- -- Périodiques; Pacifique, Région du -- Politique et gouvernement -- Périodiques; Pacifique, Région du -- Conditions économiques -- Périodiques; 320.605
• DOI: 10.1080/14494035.2017.1290201
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1449-4035

Abstract

Abstract: Research into state appropriations across the United States frequently examines the influence of socio-demographic characteristics and political characteristics on particular levels of funding. We extend this literature to examine the year-to-year volatility of funding in order to test hypotheses surrounding the interlocks among multiple actors in the political stage. Our findings suggest that, when state higher education leaders are politically close to governors and have no formal budgetary power they capture more revenue volatility.