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Policy Making and Southern Distinctiveness examines the uniqueness
of southern politics and their policy choices. While decades of
scholarship on the politics of the American South have focused on
partisanship and electoral outcomes as the primary elements of
interest in southern politics, few works have focused on the more
practical outcomes of these political processes, specifically,
comparing state policy choices of southern states to non-southern
states. This book examines six different policy arenas: voting
access, gun control, health care, reproductive rights, water, and
COVID-19 pandemic response, comparing policy choices in states in
the South with states in the non-South. The authors find that the
South is distinct in several, but not all, of the policy arenas
examined. They conclude that the South as a region is unique
because of the exceptional degree of one-party control evident in
the South, coupled with a long-standing preoccupation with
partisanship and race-based politics. Policy Making and Southern
Distinctiveness provides valuable insights into how and why states
behave in the manner they do and where southern states may diverge
from the rest of the country. It will be of interest to scholars of
southern politics, state comparative policy, public policy,
American politics, and federalism/intergovernmental relations.
After a great deal of discussion and debate across all levels of
government, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
into law in March 2010. Since President Trump's election into
office, the ACA has stayed in the headlines. Trump has continued to
call for the replacement and repeal of the ACA, and several efforts
have spawned in both the House and the Senate to accomplish this
goal. Unlike welfare reform, which was generally embraced by all
states, the ACA has proven very divisive in some states, with some
states actively seeking to block implementation. Alternative
solutions continue to prove elusive. To better understand the major
factors driving decision-making process and state-level dynamics
influencing state support or opposition of the ACA, this book
examines the initial implementation through established support and
opposition factors across four states: Alabama, Michigan,
California, and New Hampshire. The choices made by states are a
direct consequence of long-term forces, and the choices made at the
national level. State Politics and the Affordable Care Act will be
of interest to scholars researching in public administration,
policy formulation and implementation, and policy analysis.
After a great deal of discussion and debate across all levels of
government, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
into law in March 2010. Since President Trump's election into
office, the ACA has stayed in the headlines. Trump has continued to
call for the replacement and repeal of the ACA, and several efforts
have spawned in both the House and the Senate to accomplish this
goal. Unlike welfare reform, which was generally embraced by all
states, the ACA has proven very divisive in some states, with some
states actively seeking to block implementation. Alternative
solutions continue to prove elusive. To better understand the major
factors driving decision-making process and state-level dynamics
influencing state support or opposition of the ACA, this book
examines the initial implementation through established support and
opposition factors across four states: Alabama, Michigan,
California, and New Hampshire. The choices made by states are a
direct consequence of long-term forces, and the choices made at the
national level. State Politics and the Affordable Care Act will be
of interest to scholars researching in public administration,
policy formulation and implementation, and policy analysis.
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