Smoke-free spaces over time: a policy diffusion study of bylaw development in Alberta and Ontario, Canada.
Policy diffusion is a process whereby political bodies 'learn' policy solutions to public health problems by imitating policy from similar jurisdictions. This suggests that diffusion is a critical element in the policy development process, and that its role must be recognised in any examination of p...
| Publicado en: | Health & Social Care in the Community Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 64 - 75 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jan2008
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