Handbook of Public Policy in Europe: Britain, France and Germany

422 Pages·2004·2.437 MB·English

by  Hugh Compston (eds.)

Handbook of Public Policy in Europe
Also by Hugh Compston
THE NEW POLITICS OF UNEMPLOYMENT (edited)
SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (edited with Justin Greenwood)
POLICY CONCERTATION AND SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP IN WESTERN EUROPE
(edited with Stefan Berger)
Handbook of Public Policy
in Europe
Britain, France and Germany
Edited by Hugh Compston
Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
Cardiff University
Editorial Matter and Selection, Introduction
© Hugh Compston 2004
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Contents
List of Tables, Figure and Boxes xii
Acknowledgements xvi
Currency Conversions xvii
Notes on the Contributors xviii
Introduction: the Nature of Public Policy in Britain,
France and Germany 1
Hugh Compston
Foreign policy and defence 3
Law and order 4
Economic policy 5
Sectoral policies 7
Social policy 10
Other policies 12
Part I Defence and Foreign Affairs
1 Foreign Policy 17
Luca Ratti
Introduction 17
The nature of foreign policy 17
Specific comparisons 20
Recent developments 23
2 Defence 26
Luca Ratti
Introduction 26
The nature of defence policy 26
Specific comparisons 28
Recent developments 33
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vi Contents
Part II Law and Order
3 Policing and Internal Security 39
Mike Stephens, Hartmut Aden, Bruno
Domingo and Azilis Maguer
Introduction 39
The nature of policing and internal security policy 39
Specific comparisons 42
Recent developments 46
4 Judicial Policy 49
Mike Stephens, Hartmut Aden and Stéphane Cottin
Introduction 49
The nature of judicial policy 49
Specific comparisons 50
Recent developments 54
5 Penal Policy 57
Andrew Coyle
Introduction 57
The nature of penal policy 57
Specific comparisons 58
Recent developments 63
6 Immigration 66
Catherine Lloyd, Uwe Hunger and Catherine Wihtol de Wenden
Introduction 66
The nature of immigration policy 67
Specific comparisons 68
Recent developments 74
Part III Economic Policy
7 Macroeconomic Policy 79
Wyn Grant, Francois Nectoux and Eckhard Wurzel
Introduction 79
The nature of macroeconomic policy 79
Specific comparisons 81
Recent developments 86
Contents vii
8 Taxation 89
Jeremy Leaman, David Berry and Carl Emmerson
Introduction 89
The nature of taxation policy 89
Specific comparisons 91
Recent developments 95
9 Competition 99
Ian Bartle
Introduction 99
The nature of competition policy 99
Specific comparisons 101
Recent developments 106
10 Employment 110
Jeremy Leaman and Anne Daguerre
Introduction 110
The nature of employment policy 110
Specific comparisons 113
Recent developments 117
11 Investment 121
Philip Raines
Introduction 121
The nature of investment policy 121
Specific comparisons 123
Recent developments 129
12 Business Regulation 131
C.H. Flockton, L. Garside and P.A. Grout
Introduction 131
The nature of business regulation 131
Specific comparisons 133
Recent developments 139
13 Financial Regulation 142
C.H. Flockton, P.A. Grout and M.J. Yong
Introduction 142
The nature of financial regulation and supervision 142
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Specific comparisons 144
Recent developments 151
14 Research and Development 153
Cecile Deer, Hubert Ertl, Martin Rhisiart and Stephanie Wilde
Introduction 153
The nature of R&D policy 153
Specific comparisons 156
Recent developments 159
15 Regional Policy 162
Thomas D. Lancaster and Carolyn Forestiere
Introduction 162
The nature of regional policy 164
Specific comparisons 165
Recent developments 169
Part IV Sectoral Policies
16 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 175
Berkeley Hill, Alan Greer, Thomas Heckelei and Peter Witzke
Introduction 175
The nature of agriculture, forestry and fisheries policies 175
Specific comparisons 185
Recent developments 191
17 Energy 194
Ian Bartle
Introduction 194
The nature of energy policy 194
Specific comparisons 196
Recent developments 202
18 Transport 205
John Preston, Graeme Hayes and Dirk Lehmkuhl
Introduction 205
The nature of transport policy 205
Specific comparisons 207
Recent developments 214
Contents ix
19 Communications 217
Ian Bartle
Introduction 217
The nature of communications policy 218
Specific comparisons 220
Recent developments 224
20 Information Society 229
Martin Ferguson
Introduction 229
The nature of information society policy 230
Specific comparisons 232
Recent developments 238
21 Water 241
Graeme Hayes, Jeremy Leaman and William A. Maloney
Introduction 241
The nature of water policy 241
Specific comparisons 242
Recent developments 249
22 Media 252
Ian Bartle
Introduction 252
The nature of media policy 253
Specific comparisons 255
Recent developments 261
23 Environmental Policy 265
Graeme Hayes, Hartmut Aden and Andrew Flynn
Introduction 265
The nature of environmental policy 265
Specific comparisons 267
Recent developments 273
Part V Social Policy
24 Health 277
Andrew Street and Clare Bambra
Introduction 277
The nature of health policy 277