Policy Expansion in Local Government Environmental Policy Making

Relatively little is known about when, why, and how some jurisdictions “double down” on policy priorities, rapidly adopting multiple measures tackling the same issue. Rapid policy expansion can emerge in fast‐evolving, uncertain, and contested policy arenas in which pressures for policy making are n...

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Published in:Public administration review 2019-07, Vol.79 (4), p.465-476
Main Authors: Arnold, Gwen, Long, Le Anh Nguyen
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Environmental policy
Hydraulic fracturing
Influence
Innovations
Interest groups
Local government
Path dependence
Peer relationships
Policy making
Public administration
Public officials
Public policy
Windows
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Hydraulic fracturing
Influence
Innovations
Interest groups
Local government
Path dependence
Peer relationships
Policy making
Public administration
Public officials
Public policy
Windows
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