The Politics of Ideas and the Spread of Enterprise Zones

By: Karen Mossberger

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Paperback | 3 July 2000

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288 Pages

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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.

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This is, refreshingly, both a positive and a realistic policy story. Australian Journal of Political Science

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