Jessica Terman

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    When local governments have more professionalized administrations, they are more likely to implement federal program goals quickly.

When local governments have more professionalized administrations, they are more likely to implement federal program goals quickly.

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When the federal government allocates spending towards certain projects, in many cases it is up to other levels of government to implement these programs. But how can federal policymakers make sure that their policy goals are properly implemented by lower levels of government? In new research Jessica Terman examines how local governments implemented a program which was part of […]

April 7th, 2016|Jessica Terman, Justice and Domestic Affairs|0 Comments|
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    The Weatherization Assistance Program shows that successful state implementation of federal policies depends on preexisting state regulations

The Weatherization Assistance Program shows that successful state implementation of federal policies depends on preexisting state regulations

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The US system of government means that the states have to implement federal policies at the local level. In new research which uses the federal Weatherization Assistance Program as a case study, Jessica Terman looks at the influence of preexisting state regulatory environments on the implementation of federal programs. She finds that although state and federal programs can have […]

September 23rd, 2015|Environment, Jessica Terman|0 Comments|
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