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3. Jack L. Walker Jr. 1969. “The Diffusion of Innovations Among the American States.”American Political Science Review63 (September): 880–99 Cited 482 times.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2006

Frank R. Baumgartner
Frank R. Baumgartner
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The Pennsylvania State University
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Jack Walker was the author of three of the 100 most cited articles in the history of the Review. Nowhere is his creativity and imagination more on display than in his “Diffusion” article. Comparing the three articles allows some conclusions about why “Diffusion” had such a great impact and illustrates the thinking of a great scholar, mentor, and colleague.

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American Political Science Review , Volume 100 , Issue 4 , November 2006 , pp. 672
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© 2006 by the American Political Science Association

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References

Berry Frances Stokes, and William D. Berry. 1990. “State Lottery Adoptions as Policy Innovations: An Event History Analysis.” American Political Science Review 84 (June): 395– 415.Google Scholar
Gray Virginia. 1973. “Innovation in the States: A Diffusion Study.” American Political Science Review 67 (December): 1174– 85.Google Scholar
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Mohr Lawrence B. 1969. “Determinants of Innovation in Organizations.” American Political Science Review 63 (March): 111– 26.Google Scholar
Walker Jack L. Jr. 1966. “A Critique of the Elitist Theory of Democracy.” American Political Science Review 60 (June): 285– 95.Google Scholar
Walker Jack L. Jr., 1983. “The Origins and Maintenance of Interest Groups.” American Political Science Review 77 (June): 390– 406.Google Scholar
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