The Politics of Ideas and the Spread of Enterprise Zones

by Karen Mossberger

Book Overview

This book explores how policy ideas are spread-or diffused-in an age in which policymaking has become increasingly complex and specialized. Using the concept of enterprise zones as a case study in policy diffusion, Karen Mossberger compares the process of their adoption in Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Massachusetts over a twelve-year period.

Enterprise zones were first proposed by the Reagan administration as a supply-side...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878408010
• ISBN13: 9780878408016
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher