Policy Choices in a Globalized World

by Ann Nevile

Overview

This book looks at how policy decisions are made in the globalized policy environment, presenting eight case studies which explore factors driving policy outcomes in areas including the financial, telecommunications, and welfare sectors in Australia and Japan. The book is of interest to those involved in policy making, those interested in a comparative analysis of policy making in Australia and Japan, those with theoretical interest in the policy making process, and those interested in the implications of globalization for national sovereignty. Nevile is affiliated with the National Center for Development Studies at Australian National University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590331958
Publisher:	Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/01/2002
Pages:	183
Product dimensions:	7.09(w) x 10.24(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
	List of Contributors	ix
	List of Acronyms	xi
Chapter 1	Introduction	1
Chapter 2	Analytical Framework	7
Chapter 3	Not Just Ideology: Factors Motivating Financial Reform in Australia	21
Chapter 4	Conflict and Compromise: Deregulation of the Japanese Financial Sector	39
Chapter 5	Telecommunications Reform in Australia and Japan	57
Chapter 6	Taxing Solutions: Continuing Conundrums in Australian Federalism	71
Chapter 7	Better Governance or Just Another Functional Adjustment? Local Government Reforms in Japan	83
Chapter 8	Aged Care Policy-Making in Australia	99
Chapter 9	Aged Care Policy-Making in Japan	117
Chapter 10	Decentralizing Welfare Programs: Intergovernmental Conflict over Nursing Care Insurance in the 1990s	133
Chapter 11	Conclusion	147
	References	155
Appendix	Names and Relevant Positions of those Interviewed	171
	Index	177