01438pab a2200217 454500 180718b2018 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Kim, Junghack The nexus of state and local capacity in vertical policy diffusion 2018 p.188-200. Feb 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. Policy diffusion GAAP mandate Local government Public policy Lee, Jooho McDonald III, Bruce D. American Review of Public Administration 117097 117091 117091 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 48, Issue no: 2 AR117557 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR