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Handbook of Public Policy in Europe

Britain, France and Germany

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  • © 2004

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Editors:
  1. Hugh Compston

    1. School of European Studies, Cardiff University, UK

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Introduction: the Nature of Public Policy in Britain, France and Germany

    1. Introduction: the Nature of Public Policy in Britain, France and Germany

      • Hugh Compston
      Pages 1-13

  3. Defence and Foreign Affairs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Foreign Policy

      • Luca Ratti
      Pages 17-25

    3. Defence

      • Luca Ratti
      Pages 26-35

  4. Law and Order

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
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    2. Policing and Internal Security

      • Mike Stephens, Hartmut Aden, Bruno Domingo, Azilis Maguer
      Pages 39-48

    3. Judicial Policy

      • Mike Stephens, Hartmut Aden, Stéphane Cottin
      Pages 49-56

    4. Penal Policy

      • Andrew Coyle
      Pages 57-65

    5. Immigration

      • Catherine Lloyd, Uwe Hunger, Catherine Wihtol Wenden
      Pages 66-75

  5. Economic Policy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Macroeconomic Policy

      • Wyn Grant, Francois Nectoux, Eckhard Wurzel
      Pages 79-88

    3. Taxation

      • Jeremy Leaman, David Berry, Carl Emmerson
      Pages 89-98

    4. Competition

      • Ian Bartle
      Pages 99-109

    5. Employment

      • Jeremy Leaman, Anne Daguerre
      Pages 110-120

    6. Investment

      • Philip Raines
      Pages 121-130

    7. Business Regulation

      • C. H. Flockton, L. Garside, P. A. Grout
      Pages 131-141

    8. Financial Regulation

      • C. H. Flockton, P. A. Grout, M. J. Yong
      Pages 142-152

    9. Research and Development

      • Cecile Deer, Hubert Ertl, Martin Rhisiart, Stephanie Wilde
      Pages 153-161

    10. Regional Policy

      • Thomas D. Lancaster, Carolyn Forestiere
      Pages 162-171
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About this book

The Handbook of Public Policy in Europe provides an invaluable overview of the content of public policy across the full range of policy areas in Britain, France and Germany. It is designed to be used by students, experts and practitioners both to help compare public policy across different policy areas and countries and as a source of information on individual policy areas. Each chapter describes the nature of public policy in a particular area, makes detailed comparisons of selected aspects and outlines recent developments. Detailed Internet references are also provided.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of European Studies, Cardiff University, UK

    Hugh Compston

About the editor

HUGH COMPSTON is Senior Lecturer and Director of Politics in the School of European Studies, Cardiff University, and Convenor of the Standing Group on Comparative Political Economy of the European Consortium for Political Research. His major publications include Beyond Corporatism: A Configurational Theory of Policy Concentration, in European Journal of Political Research 42(6), October 2003; Social Partnership in the 1990s: The West European Experience in Historical Perspective (edited with Stefan Berger, 2002) ; and The New Politics of Unemployment: Radical Policy Initiatives in Western Europe (editor, 1996).

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