Popular Control of Public Policy: A Quantitative Approach

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G. Matsusaka
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Olaya Molano ◽  
Carolina Aguirre Garzón ◽  
Jaime Manuel Mora Cruz ◽  
Jorge Eliecer Gaitán Méndez

The application of the public policy of aging and old age in the city of Bogotá in the last 10 years has forced people over 60 years to regularly undertake activities in which they worked for many years as employees. Other older adults have continued working to meet their basic needs. However, under this reference, the methodology used in the research was a mixed qualitative-quantitative approach because the two are of great importance to deduce whether the national public policy of aging has brought advantages or disadvantages to the development and/or continuity of the business plans being prepared by senior entrepreneurs.


2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 1631-1656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Fink

This article explains the variation of embryo research laws in the Western world. A quantitative analysis shows that theories of partisan influence, institutions, and economic interests are ill suited to explain this variation. Only when cultural factors are considered can the variation be explained. Catholic societies legislate more strictly, and the Catholic Church is an influential actor. This is surprising, as economic interests are very important in the field. But even in a field where the economic stakes are high, the Catholic Church can be successful. The lessons are twofold. First, the discussion about the determinants of embryo research policies is enriched, as the article shows that despite particular discourses, religion is still a major factor and that the field can be fruitfully analyzed using a quantitative approach. Second, the article claims that theories of comparative public policy can benefit from the inclusion of cultural factors.


1987 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. B. Portis

If democracy in the sense of popular rule is to have a significant degree of realization in the modern world, it will have to mean popular control of cultural meaning and cultural change rather than public policy. While the impact of cultural values on public policy is problematic, there is more at stake in political struggle than specific policies. In fact, the most important personal consequences of politics are thoroughly symbolic, and the symbolic rewards of “cultural democracy” are likely to be more meaningful than the tangible rewards of distributive policies. Although popular control of these meaningful symbolic rewards is possible, such control could occur only through the mediation of charismatic leaders.


1972 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Boyd

The importance of issues in deciding elections changes from one election to the next. As Key has shown, the issues of the role of the federal government in social life helped create the New Deal Democratic majority. In contrast, issues had only a marginal impact on the apolitical elections of the 1950s. Converse's technique of normal vote analysis reveals that issues were again highly related to the vote in 1968. This was particularly true of attitudes toward Vietnam, urban unrest and race, social welfare, and Johnson's performance as president.Yet, even in an election in which issues appear important, some can have very different consequences for popular control of policy than others. On some issues, the electorate exercises no effective constraints on leaders' policy choices. On others (e.g., the escalation in Vietnam), the electorate permits leaders a wide array of options when a policy is adopted and passes a retrospective judgment on such choices in subsequent elections. Finally, on still other issues, the public may limit the options of leaders at the time a policy is adopted. The paper suggests the stringent conditions necessary for this type of popular control to exist.


Dialog ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-32
Author(s):  
Arif Gunawan Santoso

Policy implementation remains one of the most common problems in developing countries due to the some strategic or administrative constrains. This study employs quantitative approach by using theory of public policy as the analytic lens. The research findings reveal that there are some problems and constraints in the policy implementation related to ZIS (zakât, infaq, cadaqât) i.e. Law No. 23 Year 2011 about zakât management. This study portrays a zakât institution in Surabaya, East Java. The readiness of policy operator, namely MoRA and BAZNAS becomes the dominant factor which hinders the implementation of zakât management policy. In addition, the legal problem due to the filing of Law No. 23/2011 to the Constitutional Court by KOMAZ also contributed significantly to the implementation of this Law.


ASHA Leader ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 23-23
Author(s):  
George Lyons
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