Chapter 2: Sources of Victory, Seeds of Defeat: Linking Enactment Politics and Implementation Developments

This article uses a political-institutional lens to examine how the politics of enactment may affect policy implementation. In so doing, the authors draw upon a particular case, the enactment and implementation of a district-mandated reconstitution reform. Findings suggest that political strategies that rely upon insider dynamics may foster successful enactment of radical, redistributive reforms, but may simultaneously undermine efforts to implement policy. The article identifies pathways through which enactment politics may influence implementation developments.