Much has been written in recent decades about the role of ideas in politics and public policy,
a trend that is also present in the more specific field of health care research. This is the case …

ABSTRACT National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) have been characterized by complex
implementation and coordination gaps, related to uneven framings in domestic contexts …

Since the 1980's, the growing involvement of private consultancy firms in the public sector
worldwide has instigated concerns about the outsourcing of public policy advising to market …

Background Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes are recommended globally as part of
measures to prevent diet-related NCDs. However, their uptake in the World Health …

In the past decades a fast-growing movement of public policies crossing borders has
emerged, bringing new dynamics to public policymaking. A tip**-point was set with the fall …

International institutions and agencies from the Global North are no longer the sole initiators
of development norms and best practices. The proliferation of exports and imports of social …

Representatives of the Dutch government usually refer to the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100
as an example of the successful transfer of the Dutch Delta Approach to Bangladesh. Their …

In this chapter, we present the different dynamics through which public policies spread.
Understanding the nature of diffusion helps students and scholars see where policy ideas …

With the growth of globalization, comparative policy analysis became increasingly
challenging. The contemporary transnational nature of public policymaking processes …

The notion of 'translation'has been used in different disciplines and analytical perspectives,
and for different purposes. With an increasingly globalized and transnational context of …