Document Type
Article
Source Publication Title
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
First Page
83
Last Page
108
Abstract
The Federal regulation-writing process is vital to understanding how laws are translated into policy. This paper re-examines data on human services interest groups active in lobbying the executive branch to determine what factors influence their effectiveness. Building on findings from Hoefer (2000), structural equation modeling is used to re-analyze the original regression model of interest group effectiveness (IGE) on a sample of 127 Washington D.C.-based interest groups. Results indicate that some of the previous findings are not supported and an alternative model is proposed. A group's position, context and access to information and policymakers emerge as significant determinants of IGE. Access also mediates the impact of a group's strategy and position on IGE. Implications for practice and future research are provided.
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work
Publication Date
3-1-2007
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Hoefer, Richard and Ferguson, Kristin, "Controlling the Levers of Power: How Advocacy Organizations Affect the Regulation Writing Process" (2007). Social Work Faculty Publications & Presentations. 84.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/socialwork_facpubs/84