Democratic laboratories : policy diffusion among the American states
The diffusion of ideas and practices is fundamental to our way of life. In areas from technology to commerce to religion, Americans presume that good ideas will flourish. But in a country built on such presumptions, the diffusion of policy ideas is poorly understood. This book helps us to appreciate the sources of dynamism in American politics.
Print Book, English, ©2007
University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, ©2007
viii, 272 pages ; 24 cm
9780472099689, 9780472069682, 047209968X, 0472069683
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Introduction: the politics of policy diffusion
Enactment as a political process
National activity and state political agendas
National organizations and the information generation process
Intrastate forces and the politics of customization
Conclusion
Appendix