Means, motives, and opportunities : how executives and interest groups set public policy

Means, motives, and opportunities : how executives and interest groups set public policy / Christian Breunig, Chris Koski.

Author/creator	Breunig, Christian, 1974- author.
Other author/creator	Koski, Chris, author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Description	pages cm
Subject(s)	Governors--United States --States. Governors--Powers and duties. Pressure groups--United States --States. Political planning--United States --States. U.S. states--Appropriations and expenditures.

Contents	Explaining one million policy stories -- Meeting at the margins : interests and governors in public budgeting -- Motives : issues of the moment(s) -- Opportunities : interest groups and their budgetary issues -- Means : how governors shape budgetary outcomes -- How interests and executives set public policy in four states with Nat Rubin -- Conclusion : public government of public monies.
Abstract	"This book uses policy stories and rigorous data analysis to illuminate the roles of executives and interest groups in shaping state budgets and their long-term trajectories. While executives have specific roles and powers in the process, interest groups ultimately provide opportunities for change in public policy"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2023037160
ISBN	9781009428606
ISBN	9781009428590 (hardback)
ISBN	1009428594
ISBN	1009428608
ISBN	(ebook)

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