Implementing State Government Export Programs Contributor(s): Frazier, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275938506 ISBN-13: 9780275938505 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1992 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - General - Political Science | American Government - National - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
Dewey: 382.63 |
LCCN: 91008342 |
Lexile Measure: 1460 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.14" W x 9.76" (1.11 lbs) 232 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: During recent years, American states have launched programs to promote direct foreign investment and product export, but there has been little self-scrutiny of these efforts. This book presents the findings of Michael Frazier's detailed empirical study of four, state-supported export trade agencies. Using the evaluation techniques of Mazmanian and Sabatier (the M-S Model), Frazier pinpoints the factors that determine how well states develop an international business orientation. He also expands the M-S model by identifying additional variables that should be considered in future program evaluations. This book provides a survey of the literature on implementation research, and argues in favor of both theoretical and empirical evaluation. Using the the M=S Model for export trade agency evaluation, Frazier examines the public export trade agencies of four states: Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan, and Virginia. He concludes that four factors--geographic location, state politics, economic interdependence and federal government involvement--heavily influence a state's level of success. The political leadership of the agency director and his supervisors, including the governor, is especially crucial. This is a useful handbook for legislators, policymakers, administrators, and students of program evaluation. |