Doctoral Dissertation Research: Litigation and the Electoral Connection-An Analysis of State Attorneys General and Modern Business Regulation

博士论文研究：诉讼与选举的联系——国家总检察长与现代商业监管分析

• 批准号: 0241904
• 负责人: Paul Teske
• 金额: $ 0.58万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Stony Brook
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-01-15 至 2003-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0241904&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Litigation; Electoral

Research on policy entrepreneurs has grown into a thriving field, but its practical applications have been limited. In this Doctoral Dissertation Research Project the student analyzes a much-overlooked policy maker-the state attorney general-as an entrepreneur. Because they are motivated by reelection and the pursuit of higher office, attorneys general are alert to opportunities to spot market failures, punish businesses and score electoral points with consumer/voters. The student posits that every state attorney general has the potential to be an entrepreneur, but various factors either hinder or help them in realizing this potential. In the first study, the student analyzes the conditions under which state attorneys general join multi-state consumer protection lawsuits, arguing that increased activity results in entrepreneurial behavior. He hypothesizes that a variety of ideological, institutional and environmental variables facilitate entrepreneurial behavior. Preliminary findings show that a liberal electorate and increased legal personnel within the attorney general office result in attorneys general acting as entrepreneurs. In the second study, the student aim to upholds the assumptions of the first study, by showing that attorneys general with strong records of consumer regulation enforcement are more likely to run for and win governorships or Senate seats.

政策性企业家的研究已经成为一个蓬勃发展的领域，但其实际应用一直受到限制。 在这个博士论文研究项目中，学生分析了一个被忽视的政策制定者-州检察长-作为一个企业家。 由于他们受到连任和追求更高职位的激励，总检察长们对发现市场失灵、惩罚企业和在消费者/选民中获得选举分数的机会保持警惕。 这位学生认为，每个州的总检察长都有成为企业家的潜力，但各种因素要么阻碍要么帮助他们实现这种潜力。 在第一项研究中，学生分析了州检察长加入多州消费者保护诉讼的条件，认为增加的活动会导致创业行为。 他假设，各种意识形态，制度和环境变量促进创业行为。 初步调查结果显示，自由派选民和总检察长办公室内法律的人员的增加导致总检察长扮演企业家的角色。 在第二项研究中，学生的目标是坚持第一项研究的假设，通过证明具有良好消费者监管执法记录的总检察长更有可能竞选并赢得州长或参议院席位。