The Politics of Growth Management Reform in the States: A Comparative Analysis |
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| Authors: | Robert F Durant Larry W Thomas Don Haynes |
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| Institution: | Robert V. Bartlett is Associate Professor of Political Science, Purdue University. He has published numerous scholarly articles and book chapters on environmental policy and politics. Most recently, he co-authored Environmental Policy in New Zealand: The Politics of Clean and Green? (Oxford University Press, 1993).;Larry W. Thomas is the Director of the School of Public Affairs and the Director of the Schaefer Center for Public Policy at the University of Baltimore. His articles have appeared in numerous public administration, political science and law journals;Don Haynes is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Affairs and Director of Survey Research in the Schaefer Center for Public Policy at the University of Baltimore. |
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| Abstract: | This article seeks to advance our understanding of the politics of growth management reform in the American states. First, it builds on prior research on agenda processes in other policy arenas to identify four "ideal" types of growth management reforms with empirical referents in the states: quantum, emergent, convergent and gradualist. Next, the political dynamics associated with each type are culled from the experiences of eight states pursuing such reforms over the past three decades. The article concludes by reviewing the implications of these findings for future research and for those pursuing growth management reforms in the future. |
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