This paper is about the future role of the commercial sector in global health and health
equity. The discussion is not about the overthrow of capitalism nor a full-throated embrace of …

Abstract The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) galvanized attention, resources and
accountability on a small number of health concerns of low-and middle-income countries …

There is extensive health and public health literature on the 'evidence-policy gap', exploring
the frustrating experiences of scientists trying to secure a response to the problems and …

The fully revised second edition of this textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to
theories of public policy and policymaking. The policy process is complex: it contains …

The multiple streams approach (MSA) is one of policy scholarship's biggest successes.
Kingdon's (1984) study is one the highest cited books in policy studies, there is a thriving …

Power is a growing area of study for researchers and practitioners working in the field of
health policy and systems research (HPSR). Theoretical development and empirical …

The combination of multiple theories in policy studies has a great potential value—new
combinations of theories or concepts may produce new perspectives and new research …

Background Many of society's health problems require research-based knowledge acted on
by healthcare practitioners together with implementation of political measures from …

A political science analysis of the feasibility and sustainability of carbon pricing, drawing
from North American, European, and Asian case studies. Climate change, economists …

Political scientists commonly distinguish issues that are moral from ones that are not. The
distinction is taken to be important for understanding persuadability, the stability of opinions …