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The Politics Of Legislative Oversight: Monitoring Educational Reform In Six States

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Legislative oversight traditionally has been viewed as a rational tool for achieving democratic accountability. Legislators conduct oversight to ensure consistency between implementation and official policy directives. The major theme of this paper is t h a t oversight is best understood as an integral part of legislative‐administrative politics. By examining how six states monitored recent educational reforms, the author finds that legislators conducted oversight in ways that minimized time commitments and maximized political benefits. The paper concludes that legislative interest in controlling implementation often was secondary to political considerations. Oversight, therefore, may not really be effective as an accountability tool.

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  • Priscilla Wohlstetter, 1989. "The Politics Of Legislative Oversight: Monitoring Educational Reform In Six States," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 9(1), pages 50-65, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:9:y:1989:i:1:p:50-65
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1989.tb01020.x
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