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The Role of International Policy Transfer and Diffusion for Policy Change in Social Protection - A Review of the State of the Art

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  • Katja Bender

    (Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE))

  • Sonja Keller

    (Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE))

  • Holger Willing

    (Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE))

Abstract

Over the past two decades many governments of low and middle income countries have started to introduce social protection measures or to extend the coverage and improve the functioning of public social protection systems. These reforms are a "global phenomenon" and can be observed in many African, Asian and Latin American countries. This paper focuses on international determinants for policy change within social protection by assessing the state of the art of both policy diffusion and policy transfer studies. Empirical studies of policy transfer and diffusion in the field of social protection are furthermore assessed in light of the theoretical background.

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  • Katja Bender & Sonja Keller & Holger Willing, 2015. "The Role of International Policy Transfer and Diffusion for Policy Change in Social Protection - A Review of the State of the Art," IZNE Social Protection Working Paper 14/1, International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE), Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:sau:iznewp:1401
    DOI: 10.18418/978-3-96043-017-9
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    Development Policy; Policy Change; Policy Diffusion; Policy Learning; Policy Transfer; Political Economy; Social Protection; Transgovernmental Networks; Policy Networks;
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