The Diffusion of Innovation Among Local Governments

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This paper reports the findings of a study examining the diffusion of innovations among units of local government. The results of the study were similar to the findings reported by Gray concerning policy innovation in the states. Innovation in local government is issue-specific. While geographic diffusion patterns were noted, they tended to be different for each specific innovation. In general, there are no innovative or non-innovative cities. Cities in Walker's innovative states were no more or less innovative than cities in his least innovative states. Cities in the South and Southwest seem to be as innovative as their counterparts in other parts of the country.

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