List of Figures, Tables and Boxes ............................. vii
Acknowledgements ............................................... xi
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................... xiii
PART I SETTING THE SCENE
Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................... 3
Chapter 2 Selection and Global Context of the Case Study
Countries ........................................... 35
PART II REGIONAL ANALYSES
Chapter 3 Canada and the United States ........................ 71
Chapter 4 Western Europe: Finland, Germany, Portugal and
Sweden ............................................. 125
Chapter 5 Asia: China, India, Indonesia and Japan ............ 159
Chapter 6 Central and Eastern Europe: Latvia, Poland and
the Russian Federation ............................. 195
Chapter 7 Latin America: Brazil, Chile and Mexico ............ 221
Chapter 8 Oceania: Australia and New Zealand ................. 249
Chapter 9 Africa: The Democratic Republic of Congo and
South Africa ....................................... 289
PART III SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
Chapter 10 Summary of Findings ................................ 309
Chapter 11 Three Puzzles, a Conundrum and a Question:
Towards a Dynamic and Problem-Focused Policy
Research Agenda .................................... 345
Index ......................................................... 365
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