Rural Elected Officials, Environmental Policy, and Economic Composition |
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| Authors: | Mark K McBeth Keith Bennett |
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| Institution: | associate professor and MPA director at Idaho State University. His most recent research focuses on the politics of the Yellowstone bison herd. The first published article on the subject can be found in Administrative Theory and Praxis;. He is also co-author of Public Policy Praxis: Theory and Pragmatism: A Case Approach (Prentice Hall, 2001). a retired economic geographer for the U. S. Department of Interior and U. S. Forest Service. He has recently published work on the economic composition of the West in Environmental Management |
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| Abstract: | This research uses an alternative economic composition methodology that classifies 52 Idaho rural communities. This methodology classifies communities as dependent, diversified, or post-industrial. A survey was mailed to elected officials (mayors and city council) from the sample of 52 rural communities to examine whether there is a relationship between environmental policy support and economic type. One hundred and thirty-three respondents (48%) returned the surveys. The findings reveal that the economic composition of the community was related to views of environmental policy on 7 of 16 measures while controlling for gender, political ideology, and age. |
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