Handbook of Public Policy in Europe

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

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.

• economic policy
• employment
• environmental policy
• family policy
• foreign policy
• immigration
• Internet
• migration
• Policy
• regional policy
• social policy

• School of European Studies, Cardiff University, UK

  Hugh Compston

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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