Transnational Policy Innovation: The OECD and the Diffusion of Regulatory Impact Analysis
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Transnational Policy Innovation argues that concepts of policy innovation diffusion provide a useful framework for understanding the dynamics of transnational governance. It shows that the OECD has been successful in framing and diffusing a template of evidence-based decision making. However, downplaying RIA as an instrument of political control has limited the influence of the OECD's peer review and comparative indicators on the administrative and institutional setting.
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About the author
Fabrizio De Francesco is a lecturer at the School of Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde. After completing his PhD in Politics at the University of Exeter, he was a Marie Curie research fellow at the University of Zurich and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lausanne. He has also been involved in several national and international projects on Regulatory Impact Analysis. His research interests lie in comparative public policy, regulatory governance, and policy diffusion. His publications include a co-authored book with Claudio M Radaelli on Regulatory Quality in Europe and several papers in international journals including Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of European Public Policy, and the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis.
