PHA-Exchange> Beyond the Horizons: International Comparisons in Policy Making

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- from "Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)" <ruglucia at PAHO.ORG> -----
  

Beyond the Horizons: International Comparisons in Policy Making 


International Public Service Group in CMPS, UK government's learning and
development organisation


Policy Hub website:
http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/beyond_the_horizon_ICP
M_home.asp
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/beyond_the_horizon_IC
PM_home.asp>  


"....The use of international comparisons is an essential element of
modern, professional policy making. Looking abroad to see what other
governments have done can point us towards a new understanding of shared
problems; towards new solutions to those problems; or to new mechanisms
for implementing policy and improving the delivery of public services.

International examples can provide invaluable evidence of what works in
practice, and help us avoid either re-inventing the wheel or repeating
others' mistakes. We can also learn from the way in which other
governments undertake the process of policy making itself.


The toolkit pack is intended to provide help and guidance in the use of
international comparisons in policy making. We have called it a Toolkit
because it comprises a number of separate components serving different
but complementary purposes, and because it is intended to be of
practical use....."

Toolkit Contents:
Summary of principles
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/beyond_the_horizon_pr
inciples.asp> 
Case Studies illustrating some of these principles
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/case_study_home.asp> 
Document reviewing the background to the general principles and Workbook
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/backgrounddocument.as
p> 
Workbook to support detailed examination of particular international
examples
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/Work_Book_Contents.as
p> 
Directory of Information Sources
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/directory_of_informat
ion_sources.asp> 

            Background to the Development of the Toolkit

The document is broken down into a number of sections. Use the
hyperlinks in the table below to link to these sections. 

*         I. Introduction
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/background1_intro.asp
>  

*         II. The Policy transfer process
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/background2_policytra
nsfer.asp>  

*         III. Starting points for policy makers aiming to learn about
another country's policy or programme
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/background3_startingp
oints.asp>  

*         IV. Learning from and learning about another country's policy
or programme
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/background4_learning.
asp>  

*         V.Deciding what to do
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/background5_deciding.
asp>  

*         VI. References
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/bpmaking/icpm_toolkit/background6_reference
s.asp>  

Better Policy Making [43p.] at:
http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/docs/betterpolicymaking.pdf
<http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/docs/betterpolicymaking.pdf> 


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