The political power of bad ideas [electronic resource] : networks, institutions, and the global prohibition wave / Mark Lawrence Schrad. Schrad, Mark Lawrence. Policy sciences Case studies. Culture diffusion Political aspects Case studies. Prohibition. Temperance. Globalization Case studies. JF1525.P6 320.6 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. In this work, Mark Lawrence Schrad looks on an oddity of modern history - the broad diffusion of temperance legislation in the early 20th century - to make a broad argument about how bad policy ideas achieve international success. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xii, 302 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195391237.001.0001 eng