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100			_aKim, Junghack
245			_aThe nexus of state and local capacity in vertical policy diffusion
260			_c2018
300			_ap.188-200.
362			_aFeb
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aPolicy diffusion
650			_aGAAP mandate
650			_aLocal government
650			_aPublic policy
700			_aLee, Jooho
700			_aMcDonald III, Bruce D.
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
909			_a117097
999			_c117091 _d117091