Kim, Junghack <br/><br/>
The nexus of state and local capacity in vertical policy diffusion 

 -  2018 
 - p.188-200. 
 - Feb 
<br/><br/> This article examines the vertical diffusion of a policy between a state and its local governments. Although policy diffusion typically relies upon multiple mechanisms, diffusion between a state and its local governments relies primarily on coercion. Using a case study of state-mandated adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), we show that the coercion mechanism is dependent upon the capacity of the state and local governments to adopt and implement a policy, as well as the discretion available to a local government. Utilizing data from all 50 states as of 2008, our findings show that the vertical diffusion of a policy is reliant on a state?s fiscal capacity and the personnel capacity of the local government. We also found that strong institutional autonomy at the local level leads a state to adopt a GAAP mandate. - Reproduced. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Policy diffusion<br/>GAAP mandate<br/>Local government<br/>Public policy