ADVANCING COMPARATIVE STATE POLICY RESEARCH: TOWARD CONCEPTUAL INTEGRATION AND METHODOLOGICAL EXPANSION

MILLER, EDWARD ALAN

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVIEW, n.º 1/2004, pág. 35 a 58

1. POLICY CONTENT STUDIES: EXPLAINING VARIATION IN EXPENDITURES AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS. 2. DIFFUSION AND INNOVATION STUDIES: EXPLAINING VARIATION IN DISCRETE POLICY ADOPTIONS. 3. THE STATE OF COMPARATIVE STATE POLICY RESEARCH: MISSING INGREDIENTS AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES. 4. CONCLUSION.