The politics of ideas and the spread of enterprise zones / Karen Mossberger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mossberger, Karen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enterprise zones--United States--Case studies.

Enterprise zones.

Local government--United States--Decision-making--Case studies.

Local government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages) : illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Georgetown University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This book explores how policy ideas are spread-or diffused-in an age in which policymaking has become increasingly complex and specialized. Using the concept of enterprise zones as a case study in policy diffusion, Karen Mossberger compares the process of their adoption in Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Massachusetts over a twelve-year period. Enterprise zones were first proposed by the Reagan administration as a supply-side effort to reenergize inner cities, and they were eventually embraced by liberals and conservatives alike. They are a compelling example of a policy idea that spread and evolved rapidly. Mossberger describes the information networks and decisionmaking processes in the five states, assessing whether enterprise zones spread opportunistically, as a mere fad, or whether well-informed deliberation preceded their adoption.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780878408016

0878408010

OCLC:

1017610516