The phrase "and refusal to adopt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing decisions or stances regarding the acceptance or implementation of something, such as policies, practices, or technologies.
Example: "The committee's report highlighted the challenges faced by the organization, including the lack of resources and refusal to adopt new strategies."
Alternatives: "and unwillingness to embrace" or "and rejection of".
Despite its long ambivalence toward European integration and its refusal to adopt the euro, Britain has usually demanded a seat at Europe's top table.
And labor leaders are unhappy over what they see as the White House's coziness with Wall Street and the president's refusal to adopt a protectionist agenda.
As economic uncertainty plays a major role in both refusal to adopt SRC and the choice of the mode of organization for SRC production, we secondly model the unknown economic outcome of the independent mode.
The groups said that President Obama's refusal to adopt the new standard was illegal and left in place an inadequate air quality rule from the Bush administration.
But she said she was disappointed with the commission's refusal to adopt some other measures, proposed by Australia, New Zealand and a host of Pacific island nations, that would have saved many sharks.
The Chinese government seems baffled by the hermit kingdom's refusal to adopt their own, prosperous path of economic reform and opening.
But reflecting the partisan divides that overshadowed those accomplishments, he promptly criticized Congress, citing a sluggish pace of work, refusal to adopt other pieces of legislation important to the White House and its affection for pet spending projects known as earmarks.
Connecticut's refusal to adopt Washington's one-size-fits-all model is a distinct plus.
Its refusal to adopt a single point of view may be conceptually ambitious, but it keeps the drama unfocussed, and slightly off balance.
Indeed, in an interview with foreign reporters this week, Mr. Mahuad directly linked his overthrow to his refusal to adopt policies that the military favored.
