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Title
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The driving forces of stability : exploring the nature of long-term bureaucracy-interest group interactions
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Author
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Abstract
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| This article explores the nature of long-term interactions between bureaucrats and interest groups by examining two behavioral logics associated with stability in public policy making. In addition to the implicit short-term strategic choices that usually feature in resource-exchange explanations of interest group access to policy makers, this article shows that bureaucracy-interest group interactions are likely to be dictated by routine behavior and anticipating future consequences as well. By drawing on survey and face-to-face interview data of Dutch senior civil servants and interest groups, the analyses reveal that a practice of regular consultations, the need for political support, and a perceived influential position together explain why bureaucrats maintain interactions with interest groups. The combination of these behavioral logics adds important explanatory leverage to existing resource-exchange explanations and shows that organizational processes as well as long-term strategic considerations should be taken into account to fully explain bureaucracy-interest group interactions. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Administration and society. - Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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Publication
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Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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2013
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ISSN
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0095-3997
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DOI
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10.1177/0095399712438377
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Volume/pages
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45
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(2013)
, p. 809-836
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ISI
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000325154300002
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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