As Time Goes By
The Arrested Diffusion of the Equal Rights Amendment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6375865 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Daniel (0000-0001-9112-134X), Robert Emmett Darcy |
| Year | 1985 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a037568 |
| OpenAlex | W2334562481 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Despite its initial momentum, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) failed to be approved by the margin of states required for ratification. Although many explanations have been advanced for the defeat of the ERA, one possible explanation that has been overlooked is the notion that the timing of a policy can largely determine its success or failure. The article examines the timing or “innovativeness,” with which the American states considered the ratification of the ERA. The analysis suggests that the relative innovativeness of states, as exhibited on a wide range of other policies and amendments, accounts for the relative order in which states ratified the ERA. The article concludes that the defeat of the ERA was a matter of timing: states that are slow in adopting other innovations were most vulnerable to the opposition efforts of ad hoc action groups
Economics · Law and economics · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Ratification · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2017 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |