I agree with you completely, one of the critical points we're trying to make with this and some of our offshoot research is that there is an incredible amount of local variation and that it is necessary to take this variation into account in terms of thinking about the linkages between policy and actual outcomes. Likewise, as I am sure everyone on this thread can appreciate, is that this variation has both an ecological and a social component and understanding systems from this integrated perspective is, likewise, useful.
Thanks, Michael, I appreciate the comments.
I agree with you completely, one of the critical points we're trying to make with this and some of our offshoot research is that there is an incredible amount of local variation and that it is necessary to take this variation into account in terms of thinking about the linkages between policy and actual outcomes. Likewise, as I am sure everyone on this thread can appreciate, is that this variation has both an ecological and a social component and understanding systems from this integrated perspective is, likewise, useful.
Happy to continue the dialog at any point!