Policy learning from abroad: Why it is more difficult than it seems

Policy and politics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 491-504

  Ettelt, Stefanie ^a   Mays, Nicholas ^a   Nolte, Ellen ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

International comparisons; Knowledge utilisation; Policy learning

Indexed keywords

HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEARNING; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84868645679     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: 14708442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557312X643786     Document Type: Article

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