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Representative Ideology And The Vote For Welfare Reform

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  • Richard V. Adkisson
  • David L. Daniel

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This article examines the congressional vote for HR3734, The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The primary concern is to identify the factors that had a significant influence over the voting decision, paying special attention to representative ideology measured by Americans for Democratic Action and American Conservative Union voting scores. An empirical model is developed and estimated using logistic regression. The model incorporates proxies for representative ideology, constituent ideology, constituent economic interests, and the potential for legislative shirking. The results indicate that representative ideology was an important factor in the vote, but that constituent ideology and interests were also influential. Knowledge of the pattern of voting on the original legislation should prove useful to policymakers as the need for further refinement of the welfare system becomes evident, as it almost surely will.

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  • Richard V. Adkisson & David L. Daniel, 2001. "Representative Ideology And The Vote For Welfare Reform," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 18(3), pages 148-166, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:18:y:2001:i:3:p:148-166
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2001.tb00199.x
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