National intervention and the diffusion of policy innovations

American Politics Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 403-426

  Karch, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Devolution; Federalism; Intergovernmental relations; Policy diffusion; Public policy; State government

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744914363     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X06288202     Document Type: Article

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