Bureaus, Clients, and Congress: The Impact of Interest Group Support on Budgeting
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1978-02-01Author
Kenneth John Meier
J.R. Van Lohuizen
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Abstract
Richard Fenno, in Power of the Purse, contends that the budget process responds to interest group pressures. This study examines that hypothesis for 20 bureaus in the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal years 1971-1976. Cultivating clientele support both among interest groups and members of Congress appears to aid a bureau's budget position. Bureaus with strong support not only avoid budget cuts but grow rapidly from year to year.
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Meier, K. J., & Van Lohuizen, J. R. (1978). Bureaus, Clients, and Congress: The Impact of Interest Group Support on Budgeting. Administration & Society, 9(4), 447-466. doi: 10.1177/009539977800900403