Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2001

Journal / Book Title

Public Administration Review

Abstract

This article explores the political influence of government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Using Congress's overhaul of the regulatory infrastructure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as a case study, the article presents two principal findings: (1) The characteristics that distinguish government-sponsored enterprises from traditional government agencies and private companies endow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with unique political resources; and (2) the alignment of interest groups around Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is subject to strategic manipulation by the GSEs. A triangular model of this alignment is proposed and employed to analyze the legislative outcome. The case has implications for students of organizational theory as well as policy makers considering the use of GSEs or other hybrid organizations.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1111/0033-3352.00050

Published Citation

Koppell, Jonathan GS. "Hybrid organizations and the alignment of interests: The case of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac." Public Administration Review 61, no. 4 (2001): 468-482. Harvard

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