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The Public Hearing as an Effective Citizen Participation Mechanism: A Case Study of the General Revenue Sharing Program

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  • Cole, Richard L.
  • Caputo, David A.

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Students of citizen participation in public affairs disagree as to the effectiveness of such citizen involvement. Using the General Revenue Sharing program as a case study and applying techniques of both cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, this article examines the effectiveness of one form of citizen participation, the public hearing. It is found that in the revenue-sharing program, the public hearing did have an immediate, but only short-term, impact on levels of public interest and citizen involvement. Evidence to support some short-term and some long-term effects on reported expenditure decisions is presented; however, these impacts generally are found to be inconsequential and not statistically significant. It is concluded that, as a form of citizen participation, the public hearing—at least as demonstrated in the General Revenue Sharing program—has not had much of an impact on citizen behavior or policy choices.

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  • Cole, Richard L. & Caputo, David A., 1984. "The Public Hearing as an Effective Citizen Participation Mechanism: A Case Study of the General Revenue Sharing Program," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 78(2), pages 404-416, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:78:y:1984:i:02:p:404-416_25
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