Demographic Factors:
Decision maker's relative wealth, or the degree to which "free floating" resources are available, are important determinants of the willingness to adopt new techniques or policies. If "slack" resources are available, either in the form of money or a highly skilled, professional staff, the decision maker can afford the luxury of experiment and can more easily risk the possibility of failure.
The statement above points out that wealth, resources and education play a role in how quick some states adopt new programs, techniques and policies. As reflected in the chart of innovation scores, the larger states that are more economically stable, well connected and informed, adopt at a much quicker pace over smaller less developed states. The larger states focus more on the benefits of change and less on the risk of failure. It's also competition, population keeps the economy flourishing. If states are not adopting new programs and changing over the years, people are going to relocate to areas that better suit there needs.
I chose this passage because I thought it was important to point out how money, resources and knowledge plays a role in why some states may adopt some policies and programs so readily, and not others. It may not be because they don't want too. It could simply be because they are not in a position to jump on the band wagon because other states did.
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