Disentangling Diffusion: The Effects of Social Learning and Economic Competition on State Policy Innovation and Expansion

By F. Boehmke, R. Witmer. 2004

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Subfields: Political Science and International Relations

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Horizontal Diffusion, Vertical Diffusion, and Internal Pressure in State Environmental Policymaking, 1989-1998 (2005, background): “…is consistent with previous research that explores the adoption of a specific policy or program within state governments; both internal and external factors are important predictors of state policymaking (Berry & Berry, 1990, 1999; Boehmke & Witmer, 2004; Mintrom, 1997; Mintrom & Vergari, 1998).”
Kindred spirits or intergovernmental competition? The innovation and diffusion of energy policies in the American states (1990–2008) (2014, background): “Boehmke and Witmer (2004) suggest an interpretation of adoption among neighbouring states that entails learning and emulation. Berry (1994) uses factor analysis to derive geographic state clusters and subsequently finds evidence for policy diffusion.”
Mandate Versus Championship: Vertical government intervention and diffusion of innovation in public services in authoritarian China (2014, background): “Moreover, if a certain government adopts a new policy, its neighbouring governments are more inclined to adopt the same policy (Boehmke and Witmer 2004).”
Interdependence in Comparative Politics (2008, neutral): “Berry, 1994; Boehmke & Witmer, 2004; Caldeira, 1985; Crain, 1966; Gray, 1973; Shipan & Volden, 2006; Walker, 1969; also see Note 2.”
The mechanisms of policy diffusion (2008, background): “Boehmke and Witmer (2004) explore state adoption of Indian gaming compacts, arguing that learning and economic competition are both important in explaining initial adoptions, whereas only economic competition explains subsequent compacts because previous experience with one’s own compacts removes…”