The second edition of this highly regarded book provides a concise and accessible
introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. It …

The Greek sovereign debt crisis of 2010 exposed the weaknesses of governance of both the
'euro area'and of Greece. Successive governments in Athens had failed to overcome …

The establishment of Banking Union represents a major development in European
economic governance and European integration history more generally. Banking Union is …

This case study analyses how the Italian'core executive'operated in the negotiation of the
Maastricht Treaty provisions on Economic and Monetary Union. The record of the Italian …

This paper evaluates empirically how, in the course of globalization, partisan politics
affected social expenditures in a panel of OECD countries. I introduce an updated indicator …

Policy instruments are and have been the subject of inquiry in many policy-related fields,
including public administration and 'governance'studies, and also various broader …

A growing literature argues that international financial integration has eliminated the
possibility for distinct partisan macroeconomic strategies. I test this hypothesis by …

After the stagnation that beset the European Communities in the 1970s, European
unification has made decisive advances between the mid-1980s and the Eastern …

This article contributes to a better understanding of contemporary policy analysis and
management by setting out the parameters for analyzing policy change induced by …

Local governments around the world increasingly engage in food governance, aiming to
address food system challenges such as obesity, food waste, or food insecurity. However …