Policy Diffusion: Seven Lessons for Scholars and Practitioners
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- 7 August 2012
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Wiley in Public Administration Review
- Vol. 72 (6) , 788-796
Abstract
The scholarship on policy diffusion in political science and public administration is extensive. This article provides an introduction to that literature for scholars, students, and practitioners. It offers seven lessons derived from that literature, built from numerous empirical studies and applied to contemporary policy debates. Based on these seven lessons, the authors offer guidance to policy makers and present opportunities for future research to students and scholars of policy diffusion.Keywords
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