{"product_id":"fast-policy-9780816677313","title":"Fast Policy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Drawing on theory and cases, the authors present slowly matured, insightful, and agenda-setting scholarship on the accelerated development, fast cross-border transfer, and quick implementation of welfare and labor market policies.\"—Bob Jessop, Lancaster University, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFast Policy \u003c\/i\u003eis a publication full of methodological innovations, a fruitful dialogue between in-depth case study research and theory formulation, and the valiant act of discussing important substantive questions across the boundaries of various disciplines.\"—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Economic Geography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A compelling landmark study in the heretofore insufficiently researched domain of policy transfer analysis. Moreover, it is written in a colorful, thoroughly engaging style, rare for a book on public policy.\"—\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFast Policy \u003c\/i\u003emarks an interesting new step in the research trajectory that Peck and Theodore have shared for years.\"—\u003ci\u003eSocial Service Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Peck and Theodore have developed a rich and original approach to thinking about how transnational networks and relationships have profoundly transformed policy-making in the contemporary period.\"—\u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Policies without Borders\u003cbr\u003ePart I. In Pursuit of Fast Policy\u003cbr\u003e1. Geographies of Policy\u003cbr\u003e2. Reflections: Pursuing Projects, Following Policies\u003cbr\u003ePart II. Social Policy as Practical Science\u003cbr\u003e3. New Ideas for New York City\u003cbr\u003e4. Globalizing Social-Policy Expertise\u003cbr\u003e5. Reflections: Tailwinds, Turning Points\u003cbr\u003ePart III. Propagating Progressive Practice\u003cbr\u003e6. Porto Alegre as Participatory Laboratory\u003cbr\u003e7. Democracy on the Move\u003cbr\u003e8. Reflections: Headwinds, Hollowing Out\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Exploring (Fast) Policy Worlds\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405967892823,"sku":"9780816677313","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fast-policy-9780816677313","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}