The public policy process among southeastern states: Elaborating theories of regional adoption and hold-out behavior

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 607-628

  Ingle, William Kyle ^a   Cohen Vogel, Lora ^b   Hughes, Roxanne ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Innovation; Policy process; Political analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; LEGISLATION; POLICY MAKING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37749001364     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2007.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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