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Deterring Drunk Driving: Why Some States Go Further Than Others in Policy Innovation

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  • Suk Joon Hwang

    (Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea)

  • Frances Berry

    (Askew School of Public Administration and Policy, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA)

Abstract

Policy innovation and diffusion studies have, since 1990, generally focused on a specific policy over time. Yet, few studies have considered if and why states adopt related multiple policies—a package of reforms—in a policy area. Are more innovative states in DUI policy likely to adopt a comprehensive set of policies or use them as substitutes for each other? In this study, we assess how overall state innovativeness relates to the adoption of sixteen DUI (Driving Under the Influence) laws. We find that state innovativeness in traffic safety policies (but not overall policy innovativeness), organizational size, and professionalism of a state highway department increase the likelihood that a state will adopt a more comprehensive bundle of DUI laws. Furthermore, we also test whether institutional or competitive bandwagon effects are found across this policy area and demonstrate that national institutional bandwagon effects are an important factor related to the increased comprehensiveness of state adoption of DUI policies.

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  • Suk Joon Hwang & Frances Berry, 2019. "Deterring Drunk Driving: Why Some States Go Further Than Others in Policy Innovation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(10), pages 1-18, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:10:p:1749-:d:231976
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