The comparative approach to public policy illuminates the policy process in both foreign and domestic contexts and also provides valuable lessons on how governments and organizations can do things differently.

This new introductory text combines information about public policies in different countries with an explanation of the frameworks that have been used to analyze these policies. It compares public policies across a wide range of countries and across core policy areas, including welfare, education, healthcare and the environment. This comparison of different policy areas provides the foundation for a critical overview of the main theories and methodological issues in comparative public policy.

Informed by the latest research, the text examines the key variables that lead to different policies in different countries. It also assesses the challenges posed by attempts to transfer policies from one society to another and assesses the impact of globalization on public-policy making. Supported by a wealth of figures, charts and real-life international examples, this book provides a comprehensive and integrated introduction to comparative public policy in the twenty-first century.

公共政策的比较方法阐明了国外和国内的政策过程，也提供了政府和组织如何以不同方式做事的宝贵经验。

这本新的介绍性文本将不同国家的公共政策信息与用于分析这些政策的框架的解释相结合。它比较了众多国家和核心政策领域的公共政策，包括福利、教育、医疗保健和环境。这种对不同政策领域的比较，为比较公共政策的主要理论和方法问题的重要概述提供了基础。

在最新研究的启发下，该文本研究了导致不同国家不同政策的关键变量。它还评估了试图将政策从一个社会转移到另一个社会所带来的挑战，并评估了全球化对公共决策的影响。在大量数字、图表和现实生活中的国际案例的支持下，本书对21世纪的比较公共政策进行了全面和综合的介绍。