The Determinants of Policy Introduction and Bill Adoption: Examining Minimum Wage Increases in the American States, 1997-2006

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 626-649

  Whitaker, Eric A ^a   Herian, Mitchel N ^b   Larimer, Christopher W ^c   Lang, Michael ^d  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

And citizen ideology; Minimum wage; Policy adoption; Policy diffusion

Indexed keywords

FEDERAL SYSTEM; LEGISLATION; MINIMUM WAGE; POLICY APPROACH; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870423692     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2012.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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