Topics as Outcomes: Modeling the Influence of Intergovernmental Grants on Policy Diffusion.
Intergovernmental grants stimulate the diffusion of policy reforms, as the federal government provides states with a financial incentive to adopt policies aligned with federal priorities. Less is known about the extent to which these grants also stimulate horizontal diffusion across states. To inves...
| Publicado en: | Policy Studies Journal Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 1 - 20 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
May2026
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