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Comparative Public Policy

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Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

Synonyms

Comparative policy studies; Comparative political studies; Comparative politics; Comparative public administration; Public policy studies

Definition

Comparative public policy is an area of interdisciplinary study which uses public policy as its major unit of analysis for comparison across different systems and institutions, usually countries or governments. It typically asks questions about how, why, and to what effect different governments pursue different or similar policies. It faces problems of contested identities of method versus field and the lack of a coherent and comprehensive theoretical framework. These problems are being addressed by its emerging research, which also contributes to the creation of integrated and impactful knowledge in social science.

Introduction

Comparative public policy is an important area of study cutting across major disciplines in social science (Adolino and Blake 2011; Castles 1998; Heidenheimer et al. 1990; Rose 2005). It carries both...

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  1. Department of Government and Public Administration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Wilson Wong

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Wong, W. (2016). Comparative Public Policy. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_253-1

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