Chair:
R. Michael Alvarez, California Institute of Technology

Papers:
"Political Competition in a Model of Economic Growth" Richard Boylan, Washington University, St. Louis John Ledyard, California Institute Technology Richard McKelvey, California Institute Technology

"Income Tax Policies in the Postwar Era" Brian Sala, University of California, San Diego

"Constitutional Restrictions, Local Borrowing, Taxing, and Spending, 1961-1990" D. Roderick Kiewiet, California Institute Technology Kristin Szakaly, California Institute Technology

Disc:
Jonathan Katz, University California, San Diego

Gender and Policy

Chair:
Jane Bayes, California State University, Northridge

Papers:

"Exchanging Welfare Checks for Wedding Rings: Bridefare in Wisconsin and New Jersey" Susan L. Thomas, Oakland University

"Toward a Feminist Recasting of Our Contemporary Welfare Reform Debate" Wendy Sarvasy, San Jose State University

"The Limits of Pornography Legislation in Liberal Society: An Examination of the Pornography Controversy Surrounding the Victims-Compensation Bill" Anthony Wilhelm, Claremont Graduate School

Disc: Bert Buzan, California State University, Fullerton

American Labor, Industry, and Policy

Chair:
Michael Wallerstein, University of California, Los Angeles

Papers:
"Business, the States, and American Labor Policy" David B. Robertson, University of Missouri, St. Louis

"American Labor Policy in Comparative Context" Ruth O'Brien, University of Denver

"Governance, Structures, and the Adaptive Strategies of Workers in Firms" Stephen Amberg, University of Texas, San Antonio

Disc:
Sanford Jacoby, University of California, Los Angeles Michael Wallerstein, University of California, Los Angeles

Natural Resource Policy at the Regional and Local Level

Chair:
Sheldon Kamieniecki, University of Southern California

Papers:
"Air Pollution Policy in Southern California" Alan L. Saltzstein, California State University, Fullerton

"Toward an Ecocentric Approach to Urban Re-Development" Richard Willett, University of Southern California

"The Santa Barbara County Water Wars: Controlling Growth in Goleta" Matthew Cahn, California State University, Northridge Rory O'Brien, University of California, Riverside

Disc: Robert Vos, University of Southern California

Policy in the Political Science Curriculum: A Roundtable on Experimental and Intern Opprtunities

Chairs:
June Speakman, Pomona College Richard Worthington, Pomona College

Panel:
Janet Flammang, Santa Clara University Roerta Ann Johnson, University of San Francisco Jack Pitney, Claremont-McKenna College

The Political Economy of U.S. Energy and Transportation Policy

Chair:
Pietro Nivola, Brookings Institution

Papers:
"Still Crazy After All These Years? The Political Economy of U.S. Energy Polici for Automotive Transportation"

Pietro Nivola, Brookings Institution Robert Crandall, Brookings Institution

"The Spread of the Automobile Demon: What Can We Do" Charles Lave, University of California, Irvine

"What About the Poor? Distributional Politics of Market-Based and Technology-Based Innovations for Reducing Automoblie Emissions" Monty Hemple, Claremont Graduate School

"The Politics of Alternative Fuels" Deborah Gordon, University of California, Berkeley

Disc: Authors of the papers

Friday, March 19 -- 8:30-10:15 AM

From NIMBY to Pork Barrel: IGR in Energy and Environmental Policy

Chair:
Eric Herzik, University of Nevada, Reno

Papers:
"Recent Trends in Intergovernmental Relations: Strategic Calculation and the Evolution of Western Water Policy" Lea Wilds, University of Nevada, Reno

"A Conflictual and Cooperative Model of Intergovernmental Relations at the Idaho National Engineering Lab" Douglas Nelson, Idaho State University

"Who Defines the Backyard? NIMBY, Federalism and Nuclear Waste" Eric Herzik, University of Nevada, Reno

Disc: Jerry Medlar, University of Oregon Denise Fort, University of New Mexico

Interest Groups and Public Policy in States and Communities

Chair:
Debra Salazar, Western Washington University

Papers:
"The Role of Interest Groups in Initiative, Referenda, and Recall Campaigns in the American States" Clive S. Thomas, University of Alaska Southeast Ronald J. Hrebenar, University of Utah

"Interest Groups and the Establishment of Departments of Economic Development in the States" Kenneth G. Hunter, Lamar University

"The Tobacco Industry as a Lobbying Force in California State Politics" Michael Evans Begay, University of California, San Francisco

"Term Limits in California: An Interest Group Perspective" Beth Chapell, Sacramento, California

"Rebuilding Los Angeles: New Interest Representation and the Old Politics of Economic Development" Rose B. Ash, University of California, Riverside

Disc: Debra Salazar, Western Washington University Janet Clark, University of Wyoming
Friday, March 19 -- 10:30 AM-12:15 PM

Comparative Public Policy

Chair:
Anthony R. Brunello, Eckerd College

Papers:
"Political Institutions and Voter Turnout in the 1980s" Robert Jackman, University of California, Davis Ross Miller, University of California, Davis

"Are Compensatory Programs Just?: A Six Nation Study" D. John Grove, University of Denver

"The State, Class Structure and Economic Development Patterns in Third World Countries" Letitia Lawson, University of California, Davis

"Policy Choices Under Military Rule: Neoliberalism in the Southern Cone" Glen Biglaiser, University of California, Los Angeles

"Isreali Immigration Policy and Implementation: A Comparative Perspective" Carl Lutrin, California Poly., San Luis Obispo

Disc: Authors of the papers

Legislative Policy Making, Domestic and Foreign Chair:
Byron Daynes, Brigham Young University

Papers:
"Institutional Determinants of Individual Income Tax Policy" David Colnic, University of Arizona

"Congressional Pressure and Adoption of Pro- Democratic Policies During Military Interventions" Mark Peceny, University of New Mexico

"Senate Voting on Abortion Legislation over Two Decades: A Cross-Sectional Analysis" Mark Wattier, Murray State University Raymond Tatalovich, Loyola University of Chicago

Disc: Bryon Daynes, Brigham Young University
Friday, March 19 -- 1:45-3:30 PM

The Influences of Ideas, Interests, and Roles in Policy

Chair:
James P. Lester, Colorado State University

Papers:
"Ideas, Interests, and Presidnetial Leadership" Thomas Mayhew, University of California, Santa Barbara Steven Weatherford, University of California, Santa Barbara

"The Environmental Presidency?" Dennis Soden, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Ronald Westfall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

"Regulating Air Pollution: Case Studies of Policy Implementation in Innovative States" Gary Bryner, Brigham Young University

"Taking Stock: The Evolution of Policy Studies, 1960-1990" James P. Lester, Colorado State University

Disc: Sheldon Kamieniecki, University of Southern California
Friday, March 19 -- 3:45-5:30 PM

The Twentieth Anniversary of Pressman and Wildavsky's Implementation: A Roundtable

Chair:
Malcolm Goggin, University of Houston Panel:
Aaron Wildavsky, University of California, Berkeley Arnold Melsner, University of California, Berkeley Paul Sabatier, University of Califorina, Davis Peter May, University of Washington Robert Nakamura, State University of New York, Albany

State Business Climate and Tax Policy

Chair:
Michael Ross, San Diego, California

Papers:
"Fiscal Devastion and State Tax Innovation in the 1990s" Caroline Tolbert, University of Colorado

"Public Knowledge Concerning State and Local Taxes" Brent Steel, Washington State University Nicholas Lovrich, Washinton State University John Pierce, Washington State University

"State Economic Development Policies" Carwin Williams, Brigham Young University

Disc: TBA
Saturday, March 20 -- 8:30-10:15 AM

Federalism and Initiatives in Health Care Policy

Chair:
John Francis, University of Utah

Papers:
"The Effects of Federalism on Policies for Care of the Aged in Canada and the United States" Phoebe Liebig, University of Southern California

"Regulating the Human Genome Project: Issues for the Federal and State Governments" John Francis, University of Utah

"Innovative States and the New Deal: The Predictable Failure of the National Health Care Program" Edward Fox, Eastern Washington University

"Federalism and the Delivery of Abortion Services: Comparing the U.S. and Canada" Raymond Tatalovich, Loyola University of Chicago

Disc: Deborah Mathieu, University of Arizona Gary Bryner, Brigham Young University

Law and Public Policy

Chair:
Lynn Mather, Dartmouth College

Papers:
"Land Use Policy and the Judiciary: A Comparative and Historical Analysis" Max Neiman, University of California, Riverside Francine Sanders, University of California, Riverside

"The Changing Face of Class Action Impact Litigation" Gregory G. Curtin, University of Southern Clifornia, Redondo Beach

"Judicial Behavior: Judicial Implementation of the United States Sentencing Guidelines" Elizabeth F. Moulds, California State University, Sacramento

"Current Worlds of 'Rulemaking' in the Business Press" R. Christopher Perry, Indiana State University

Disc: Lynn Mather, Dartmouth College Marcia L. Whicker, Rutgers University

Urban Politics and Policy Research

Chair:
Susan Clarke, University of Colorado Richard DeLeon, San Francisco State University

Papers:
"Changing Patterns of Local Interest Group Representation" Susan Clarke, University of Colorado

"Transforming Growth Policy - Local and Urban Politics" Martin Saiz, University of Norte Dame

"Urban Redevelopment Following a Disaster" Susan Kirkpatrick, University of Northern Colorado

"Urban Transit Policy: City Government and Federal Finance" David I. Ledwitz, Riverside, California

TBA Marian Orr

Disc: Richard DeLeon, San Francisco State University Susan Clarke, University of Colorado

Hazardous Waste and Toxic Policy: Lessons from the U.S. and Europe

Chair:
Robert Nakamura, State University of New York, Albany

Papers:
"Cleaning Up the Mess in Europe: Alternative Approaches To Hazardous Waste Remediation" Robert Nakamura, State University of New York, Albany Tom Church, State University of New York, Albany

"Michigan PVBs: Who Gets What and How" Edward Lorenzo, Alma College

"Inter-Governmental Implementation of Hazardous Waste Programs" Charles Davis, Colorado State University

Disc: Sheldon Kamieniecki, University of Southern California

Conceptual Approaches to Race, Class and Gender Policy

Chair:
Jean Schroedel, Claremont Graduate School

Papers: "Dimensions of Language Conflict in the United States: Ideological, Political and Institutional" Selma K. Sonntag, Humbolt State University

"The Social Construction of Racial and Ethnic Categories: Implications for Policy Discourse" Dvora Yanow, California State University, Hayward

"An Analysis of the Impact of AFDC Benefit Levels on the Interstate Migration of AFDC Recipients" Yuan Ting, California State University, Fullerton

"A Gender Analysis of Policy Formation: The Case of Fetal Abuse" Jean Schroedel, Claremont Graduate School Paul Peretz, California State University, Fullerton

Disc: Authors of the papers
Saturday, March 20 -- 10:30 AM- 12:15 PM

Dimensions of Distributive Politics

Chair:
James A. Thurber, American University

Papers:
"Federal Highway Construction: Distributive Policy-Making" Scott A. Frisch, Claremont Graduate School

"Balancing National Interest and Constituency Demands: Congressional Voting on Military Base Closures" David Soherr-Hadwiger, University of New Mexico

"Beyond Universalism: Efficiency and Power in Pork Barrel Politics" Chien-chung Yin, University of California, Los Angeles

Disc: Lydia Andrade, San Jose State University David Colnic, University of Arizona
Saturday, March 20 -- 1:45-3:30 PM

Adminstrative Behavior and Policy

Chair:
Alana Northrop, California State University, Fullerton

Papers:
"Impending Implementation: Correlates of Organizational Culture and Institutional Change" Donald A. Dixon, Sonoma State University

"Police Review Boards" Gregory D. Russell, California State University, Chico

"Impossible Jobs on the Street: Police Officiers as Leaders" Lane Crothers, Eastern Washington University Janet Vinzant, Eastern Washington University

Disc: Stephen Sloan, St. Mary's College Gray Woller, Brigham Young University

Urban Economic Development Policy

Chair:
David Olsen, University of Washington

Panel:
TBA

Natural Resources Management and Regulation in the United States

Chair:
Lettie Wenner, Northern Illinois University

Papers:
"Wetlands Regulation Through Section 404 of the Clean Water Act" Lettie Wenner, Northern Illinois University

"Soil Conservation Through Federal Quasi-Regulation" J. Dixon Esseks, Northern Illinois University

"Pesticide Residue Regulation in Agriculture Policy" Ardith Maney, Iowa State University

"The Politics of Restoring the Columbia River Basin" Michael McGinnis, University of Oregon

Disc: Christopher Klyza, Middlebury College

Science, Experts, the Public, and Policy

Chair:
Paul Sabatier, University of California, Davis

Papers:
"Perceptions of the Risks of Nuclear Waste Disposal: Variations by Scientific Discipline and Gender" Hank Jenkins-Smith, University of New Mexico Richard Barke, University of New Mexico Paul Slovic, University of Oregon

"BLM Wilderness Policy: Variation in Professional Perspectives" Clare Ginger, University of Michigan

"The California Spotted Owl Planning Process: Science in Controversy" Lawrence Ruth, University of California, Berkeley

"Perceptions of Scientific Neutrality in San Francisco Bay Water Policy" Doug Wallace, University of California, Davis Matt Zafonte, University of California, Davis Paul Sabatier, University of California, Davis

Disc: Dan Metlay, U.S. Department of Energy
Saturday, March 20 -- 3:45-5:30 PM

The Politics of Water Policy

Chair:
Karen Wiley, Colorado School of Mines

Papers:
"The Politics of Water Resources Management in the Sierra Nevada: The Impact of Environmental Federalism" Dean Birch, John Carroll University

"Political Cultures and Public Policy: Water Resources Development in California, Arizona, and Utah" Rory O'Brien, University of California, Riverside

"The Clean Water Act Construction Grants Program: Environmentalism and Pork Barrel Politics" Karen Wiley, Colorado School of Mines

"Water Policy In Transition: An Agenda for Research" Timothy Worley, Claremont Graduate School

Disc: Sandra K. Davis, Colorado State University