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Worlds, Families, Regimes

Country Clusters in European and OECD Area Public Policy

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ID8041933
AuthorsFrancis G Castles (Australian National University, corresponding author), Herbert Obinger (0000-0003-2502-1038, Australian National University)
Year2008
Volume31
Issue1-2
Pages321-344
Publication date2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402380701835140
OpenAlexW1978054275
LanguageEN
Citations received90
References cited43

This article focuses on the notion that the policies and politics of states and nations constitute distinct worlds or clusters. We begin by examining the concept of clustering as it has emerged in the literature on policy regimes and families of nations

Cluster (spacecraft · Convergence (economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · European union · Foreign policy · Globalization · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Public policy · Resizing · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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