State lawsuits against "Big Tobacco" a test of diffusion theory
By: WINDER, David W
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Contributor(s): LAPLANT, James T.
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ArticlePublisher: 2000State and Local Government Review 32, 2, p. 132-141Abstract: This article examines the state lawsuits against the tobacco industry as an example of policy diffusion across the American states. A review of the history of the oawsuits highlights the prominent role of state attorneys general. Multivariate analysis explores the ifluence of political factors, socioeconomic forces, region, and the the problem enrivironment on the timing of state's lawsuit against the tobacco industry. The results reveal that Democratic attorneys general fields lawsuits sooner than did their Republican counterparts. Tobacco-producing states were least likely to file lawsuits against "big tobacco." Regional influences and the problem environment did not have a consistents and powerful impact on the timing of state lawsuits . The results suggest that diffusion theory can help to shed light on the policy innovations made by state attorney general
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This article examines the state lawsuits against the tobacco industry as an example of policy diffusion across the American states. A review of the history of the oawsuits highlights the prominent role of state attorneys general. Multivariate analysis explores the ifluence of political factors, socioeconomic forces, region, and the the problem enrivironment on the timing of state's lawsuit against the tobacco industry. The results reveal that Democratic attorneys general fields lawsuits sooner than did their Republican counterparts. Tobacco-producing states were least likely to file lawsuits against "big tobacco." Regional influences and the problem environment did not have a consistents and powerful impact on the timing of state lawsuits . The results suggest that diffusion theory can help to shed light on the policy innovations made by state attorney general
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