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California library referenda: the determinants of success and failure

California library referenda: the determinants of success and failure In the past, citizens could take it for granted that California communities would provide public libraries for their citizens. However, due to new fiscal circumstances and a generational shift in how California voters view the role of government, libraries must increasingly take their case for funding directly to the voters. The purpose of this study is to contribute to our understanding of why some library referenda succeed and others do not. From previous works, generates some expectations about the determinants of success and failure in referenda which will then be tested. Speculates on the meaning and implication of the findings. Data for this study consist of all California city and county library measures that have appeared on the ballot since 1980, supplemented with demographic data, political registration data, and the strategy and tactics of the specific campaigns. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Bottom Line Managing Library Finances Emerald Publishing

California library referenda: the determinants of success and failure

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 1997 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
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0888-045X
DOI
10.1108/08880459710162966
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Abstract

In the past, citizens could take it for granted that California communities would provide public libraries for their citizens. However, due to new fiscal circumstances and a generational shift in how California voters view the role of government, libraries must increasingly take their case for funding directly to the voters. The purpose of this study is to contribute to our understanding of why some library referenda succeed and others do not. From previous works, generates some expectations about the determinants of success and failure in referenda which will then be tested. Speculates on the meaning and implication of the findings. Data for this study consist of all California city and county library measures that have appeared on the ballot since 1980, supplemented with demographic data, political registration data, and the strategy and tactics of the specific campaigns.

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The Bottom Line Managing Library Finances – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jun 1, 1997

Keywords: Ballots; Libraries; Measurement; USA

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