VanSickle-Ward The Devil Is in the Details

Understanding the Causes of Policy Specificity and Ambiguity
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4384-4924-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 243 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Seeks to explain the causes of ambiguously worded state legislation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

VanSickle-Ward, Rachel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: The Political Story of Policy Precision

2. The Puzzle of Statute Specificity

3. Perspectives of Policy-Making Elites

4. Policy Specificity in a High-Salience Context: Mental Health Parity

5. Policy Specificity in a Low-Salience Context: Individual Development Accounts

6. Fragmentation and Policy Specificity in California Legislation

7. Conclusion

Appendices
Appendix A. Coding Scheme for Mental Health Parity (Chapter 4)
Appendix B. Coding Scheme for Individual Development Accounts (Chapter 5)
Appendix C. Coding Scheme for California Bills (Chapter 6)
Appendix D. California Bills by Code Selection
Appendix E. Split Salience Models (Chapter 6)
Appendix F. Interview Protocol (Chapter 3)
Appendix G. Bills Considered

Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Rachel VanSickle-Ward is Assistant Professor of Political Studies at Pitzer College.