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Beyond Beyle. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, June 2009, Pages: 112
The subject of studying the institutional powers of
state governors has largely been expressed on a
macro level. Scholars have focused on obtaining a
measurement of overall gubernatorial powers, often
overlooking the quality of the individual
measurements that make up their cumulative index.
The most recognized method for measuring the formal
and informal powers of state governors was created
by Joseph A. Schlesinger and continued by Thad
Beyle, who introduced the concept of temporal
updates. This study reviews and reworks the Beyle
scales in an effort to identify differences
between states in terms of their individual powers.
By identifying constitutional and statutory
differences among states, revised scales and scores
are suggested to improve the validity of measuring
the individual powers. The study performs a time-
series comparison between the Beyle and Reisinger
scales to investigate how the matrices track changes
over time. Finally, by fitting the new scales into
an existing framework for gubernatorial policy
success, it becomes possible to predict the policy
outcomes of gubernatorial legislative proposals.
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