Democratic Laboratories: Policy Diffusion Among the American StatesUniversity of Michigan Press, 21 mars 2007 - 272 pages "Observers have long marveled at the spread of ideas and policies from state to state in American democracy. But why and how do politicians, professionals, and citizens in one state take inspiration from national policy debates and imitate, resist, and rework legislative models from other states? For the first time in this important new book, Andrew Karch analyzes in depth the process of policy 'diffusion' across the states, offering a nuanced and powerful framework to explain one of the most important and recurrent features of U.S. politics." "Karch does two things with remarkable skill. First, he makes sense of the copious literature on policy diffusion and extends that literature in a very fruitful way. Second, he conducts the most thorough and methodologically sound empirical study of policy diffusion to date, using both qualitative and quantitative analysis. This book is so well written and thoughtful that it will likely stimulate a whole new wave of study of state policy and its diffusion." "Democratic Laboratories goes beyond standard 'diffusion of innovation' approaches to analyze the complex interaction of interstate and intrastate political forces that shapes policy change. The book is a major contribution to the study of American federalism---and a very good read." ---Virginia Gray, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill "Democratic Laboratories is the seminal work on policy diffusion among the American states. Rigorously designed and well written, it is the new starting place for anyone interested in this important topic. The findings are copious and loaded with insights into the future of this valuable research." ---Harrell Rodgers, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Houston Andrew Karch is Assistant Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. |
Table des matières
The Politics of Policy Diffusion | 1 |
Enactment as a Political Process | 39 |
National Activity and State Political Agendas | 67 |
National Organizations and the Information | 105 |
Intrastate Forces and the Politics of Customization | 145 |
Conclusion | 193 |
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Democratic Laboratories: Policy Diffusion among the American States Andrew Karch Affichage d'extraits - 2007 |
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