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Oldrich Bubak is an author O Today, amidst the disruptive and an academic focusing ld shifts spurred by growing r on society, culture, and ic global economic, political, h technology. His extensive and social interdependence, B theoretical and practical u properly understood policy b training facilitates his a solutions are becoming ever k research and helps the more essential to success in audience appreciate issues both the post-industrial and stemming from complexity, developing nations. Yet ne- interconnectedness, and gotiating the increasingly uncertainty. He is intrigued complex policy environments by transdisciplinary research and their policies proves to that, in general, produces be immensely challenging– the greatest strides forward especially with the outdated in the intellectual progress. approaches at hand. The author is currently at McMaster University. Navigating Policy sets out to help rechart this course. De- N parting from the traditional a thinking, the author master- v ig fully brings together new a t ideas and tools and, through in g their application, makes the P case that different, yet com- o lic plementary perspectives are y integral to disciplinary progress. „I believe that this book will attract many readers, especially mature ones, who want Navigating Policy to understand the underlying dimensions of public policy-making...“ Henry J. Jacek, Professor of Political Science, McMaster University „...provides a refreshingly holistic analysis of the economic, political, and social the policy inference dimensions of policy development and implementation.“ framework and beyond Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn, Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs Political Science, Public Policy Jacket concept: author Oldrich Bubak Jacket image: NASA Navigating Policy _________________________________ The Policy Inference Framework and Beyond Praise for Navigating Policy "I believe that this book will attract many readers, especially mature ones, who want to understand the underlying dimensions of public policy-making. Navigating Policy will be especially useful for interested readers who do not have a comprehensive education in public policy studies. Thus, this short but up-to-date book will quickly provide readers with a basic understanding of the tangled economic and political reality that shapes contemporary public policies." —Dr. Henry J. Jacek, Professor of Political Science, McMaster University "This short yet ambitious book provides a refreshingly holistic analysis of the economic, political, and social dimensions of policy development and implementation. The Policy Inference Framework promulgated provides an original lens for specifying whether public interests are met in intricate responses to contemporary challenges at the global, national and local levels." —Dr. Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn, Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs Navigating Policy _________________________________ The Policy Inference Framework and Beyond Oldrich Bubak Navigating Policy: The Policy Inference Framework and Beyond by Oldrich Bubak With foreword by Liam P.D. Stockdale Published by HELIOS - Jiří Razskazov, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic Copyright © 2016 Oldřich Bubák All Rights Reserved Except for short quotations as guided by the fair use doctrine, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission from: Permissions, HELIOS - Jiří Razskazov, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic First edition A catalogue record for this publication is available from the National Library of the Czech Republic. Printed in the Czech Republic by LABEL, spol. s r.o., 284 01 Kutná Hora Paperback ISBN: 978-80-85211-37-5 __________________________________________________ With a hail to those who connect morality with progress. C O N T E N T S __________________________________________________ Tables and Figures vii Acronyms viii Acknowledgements x Foreword xii 1. Introduction 1 2. New Perspectives 10 2.1 Talent Systems Policies 13 2.2 Global Trends 15 3. Novel Tools 18 3.1 Inspirations 23 3.2 The Policy Inference Framework 26 3.3 Seeking Synergy 30 3.4 Connecting the Dots 38 4. Applications 42 4.1 Interpreting the Chinese Education Reforms 42 4.2 A Matter of Interest 60 5. Reflections 79 Epilogue: Towards the New Horizons 89 References 91 Index 100 vi T A B L E S A N D F I G U R E S __________________________________________________ Figures 1. The 11 dimensions of the Policy Inference Framework 27 Tables 1. An organization of guiding theories 31 2. Major goals for education development (2009 to 2020) 50 3. The main provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act 74 vii A C R O N Y M S __________________________________________________ ACA Affordable Care Act CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. CDS Credit Default Swap CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission COP21 Conference of the Parties ECEC Early childhood education and care EGFSN Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (Ireland) EPZ Export Processing Zone EU European Union EC European Commission FSB Financial Stability Board FSOC Financial Stability Oversight Council GCC Gulf Cooperation Council GCS Global civil society GDP Gross domestic product IGO International government organization ILO International Labor Organization IMF International Monetary Fund IPE International political economy LMP Labour market policy NGO Non-governmental organization OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OTC Over-the-counter OTS Office of Thrift Supervision PIF Policy Inference Framework PISA Programme for International Student Assessment PWC PricewaterhouseCoopers viii R&D Research and development RTB Race-to-the-bottom RTT Race-to-the-top SABER Systems Approach for Better Education Results SEC Securities and Exchange Commission SENAI Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial National Service for Industrial Training (Brazil) SIFI Systemically important financial institution UN United Nations UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization US United States of America WB World Bank WHO World Health Organization WTO World Trade Organization ix