International public policy and management : policy learning beyond regional, cultural, and political boundaries / edited by David Levi-Faur, Eran Vigoda-Gadot.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The international transfer and diffusion of policy and management innovations : some characteristics of a new order in the making / David Levi-Faur and Eran Vigoda-Gadot -- 2. Bring back the states : correcting for the omissions of globalization / David P. Dolowitz -- 3. International nongovernmental organizations : globalization, policy learning, and the nation-state / Robert K. Christensen -- 4. State regulation of the banking sector in the era of globalization : divergence or convergence? / Andreas Busch -- 5. Globalization, regulatory competition, and EU policy transfer in the telecoms and broadcasting sectors / Peter Humphreys -- 6. Explaining policy transfer mechanisms in small European countries : the case of telecommunication reform / Silja Hausermann, Andre Mach and Yannis Papadopoulos -- 7. Toward a Latin American regulatory state? : the diffusion of autonomous regulatory agencies across countries and sectors / Jacint Jordana and David Levi-Faur -- 8. Tobacco-control policy instruments in a shrinking world : how much policy learning? / Donley T. Studlar -- 9. Children's disability policy in a global world : a question of convergence / Dana Lee Baker -- 10. Urban policy in the global era / Arie Hershcovich -- 11. Solidarity, territoriality, and healthcare : cross-national policy learning in Europe / Hans Vollard -- 12. Administrative reforms in a globalized world : human resource management in Latin America's public administration / Carles Ramio and Miquel Salvador -- 13. The globalization of anticorruption policies : the diffusion of best practices and the role of knowledge management / Bryane Michael -- 14. The rise of adversarial legalism in the European Union : beyond policy learning and regulatory competition / R. Daniel Kelemen -- 15. Public policy and public participation in the knowledge society : prospects for decision making in science and technology policies / Seamus O. Tuama -- 16. Translating public participation into planning policy - the Israeli experience / Deborah F. Shmueli and Pnina O. Plaut -- 17. Political participation and market citizenship in a global economy : the European Union in comparative perspective / Ian Bartle.

"This reference explores new patterns and advances in the global integration of policies that result from an ever-increasing pace of shared knowledge, regulations, and norms in countries around the globe." "A study of economic, state, social, and international restructuring, this guide analyzes the experiences of various nations undergoing policy dilemmas in areas including telecommunications, healthcare, commerce, and urban affairs."--BOOK JACKET.

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