¹ Lyons and Morgan are correspondingly at pains to deny that geographical proximity of states (region) has any consequences for the behavior of states or cities. I disagree with their absolutist position and believe proximity is often a facilitator and sometimes a necessary condition of types of interactions among states. I agree, however, that region cannot be used analytically unless its role is carefully modeled. For a further discussion, see my “Citizen Preference and Public Policy in the American States,” in Perspectives on Public Policy-Making, Gwyn, William B. and Edwards, George C. III, editors, Tulane Studies in Political Science, Vol. XV (New Orleans: Tulane University, 1975), 55 ff.Google Scholar, and “Comment: The American States' Impact on Voter Turnout,” American Political Science Review, 69 (03, 1975), 126, 130 Google Scholar.

² “National and Local Forces in State Politics,” American Political Science Review, 67 (12, 1973), 1164–1165 Google Scholar.

³ Ibid.

⁴ Hays, William L., Statistics for Psychologists (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963), p. 180 Google Scholar.