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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Money Laundering: The International Aspect -- 2. International Efforts to Combat Money Laundering: the Role of the Financial Action Task Force -- 3. Money Laundering: The European Community Directive -- 4. Money Laundering in Scotland: The Law -- 5. Countering Money Laundering: The Response of the Financial Sector -- Bibliography

This collection of essays is a state-of-the-art analysis of key issues confronting the European Union. Identifying European economic integration as one of the defining features of modern international economics, the authors examine many aspects and consequences of this integration which remain as yet obscure and unexplored. In this book, after addressing general issues concerned with European integration, the authors include empirical and theoretical analyses of the monetary union, social policy reform and social union, public finance in the EU, the EU's agriculture and technology policies, and direct foreign investment into the EU. In particular, the volume includes detailed discussion of Greek membership of the EU, supplying a context in which many of the general issues of industrial adjustment, investment and politics can be examined. Using a wide range of topics, methodologies and perspectives, Economic Integration and Public Policy in the European Union offers a stimulating and wide-ranging presentation which will be of interest to economic theorists, empirical social scientists, policymakers and the informed general reader

1. Public policy theory, practice and teaching : investigating the interactions / Trish Mercer, Russell Ayres, Brian Head and John Wanna -- 2. A quixotic quest? Making theory speak to practice / David Threlfall and Catherine Althaus -- 3. What can policy theory offer busy practitioners? Investigating the Australian experience / Trish Mercer -- 4. Delivering public policy programs to senior executives in government--the Australia and New Zealand School of Government 2002-18 / John Wanna -- 5. How do policy professionals in New Zealand use academic research in their work? / Karl Löfgren and Sarah Hendrica Bickerton -- 6. The dilemmas of managing parliament : promoting awareness of public management theories to parliamentary administrators / Val Barrett -- 7. Public policy processes in Australia : reflections from experience / Meredith Edwards -- 8. Using the policy cycle : practice into theory and back again / Russell Ayres -- 9. Succeeding and failing in crafting environment policy : can public policy theories help? / Kathleen Mackie -- 10. Understanding the policymaking enterprise: Foucault among the bureaucrats / Craig Ritchie -- 11. The practical realities of policy on the run : a practitioner's response to academic policy frameworks / Louise Gilding -- 12. Documenting the link between policy theory and practice in a government department : a map of sea without any land / Andrew Maurer -- 13. Taking lessons from policy theory into practice / Paul Cairney -- 14. Synthesising models, theories and frameworks for public policy : implications for the future / Allan McConnell -- 15. Public policy theory, practice and skills : advancing the debate / John Wanna, Russell Ayres, Brian Head and Trish Mercer.

This paper explores the concept of collaborative care, particularly in relation to a range of new models of organisation and service that are emerging in response to one of the most problematic areas of public policy – mental health. These emerging models of coordinated mental health care are testing the limits of the evidence supporting coordinated care, and require critical evaluation. Myriad concepts of collaborative or coordinated care in health, including mental health, have created multiple definitions. Once definitional issues have been surmounted, however, the evidence for coordination of health care is reasonably strong. There is considerable research about which treatments and programs are best for people with a mental illness. There are few areas seemingly as complex as mental health, given that responsibility for policy and service lies across all three tiers of Australian government and across multiple jurisdictions. It also engages public, private and non-government sectors. Co-morbidities are commonplace, particularly drug and alcohol problems among younger people. Governments in Australia have traditionally taken responsibility for policy, programs and services, either as direct service providers or through contracting outputs from others. Yet the evidence indicates that for people with a mental illness, the best solutions are often not found in government but in the community and in organisations outside of government. New organisations and new structures are attempting more holistic management approaches, combining clinical care, community support, housing, employment and other services. This paper considers some of these new models in the light of existing evidence. The key challenge facing continued reform in mental health is not uncertainty regarding programs or services, but rather how to drive coordinated care for consumers across departments, governments and providers. This review will highlight the key changes that must be made for the benefit of the millions of Australians with a mental ...

The emergence of comparative policy studies in the 1970s is examined. The difficulty of translating the term "comparative policy" into non-English languages is discussed, & is related to problems of conceptual cohesion. This field is seeking to gain intellectual coherence & respect; however, it is not bounded by a single discipline, & is subject to contending pulls from national & international academic, political, & bureaucratic forces. 2 Tables, 3 Photographs, 111 References. Modified AA

Objective: This study examines the influence of beliefs about the cause of homo-sexuality on public policy attitudes concerning gay rights. Methods: Using data from the 1995 Oklahoma City Survey, we examine how beliefs about homosexuality as either a lifestyle choice or biological predisposition affect levels of support for gay rights. Results: Consistent with current debates over gay rights, our study reveals a strong positive association between biological attributions of homosexuality and support for gay rights. Opposition to gay rights is most pronounced among political conservatives, fundamentalist Protestants, persons with little or no favorable contact with gays, individuals who embrace negative stereotypes about gays, and persons with high scores on an index of homophobia. Conclusions: Etiological beliefs about homosexuality have a strong influence on public policy attitudes toward gay rights. (Original abstract)

Quite where the boundaries of justifiable judicial social policymaking lie will depend on one's own understanding of the nature and value of democracy. Most will agree that there is value to policy outcomes possessing democratic legitimacy, but that this should not mean that the rights and interests of minorities are routinely ignored. A range of different answers to the legitimacy and justifiability of judicial policymaking have been advanced. When judges seek to make public policy, they must be mindful of the instrumental need to work within popular understandings of legitimate judicial involvement. But they will also have to come to conclusions on these issues themselves.

Sustainable growth and development are intrinsically linked with the ways societal problems are thought of and addressed in public and private policy. However, at times when social and economic crises have shown the fragility of existing institutions and policies, it is important to debate how sustainability is – and could be – integrated into educational policy studies. We therefore begin by summarising the conditions under which the concept entered political debate and how it has influenced educational research. We then argue for a rethinking of its ontology: this, we suggest, can shed new light on its relationships with adult education policy and social justice.

Examines how disasters like earthquakes, oil spills, and nuclear power plant accidents can act as focusing events "which cause both citizens and policymakers to pay more attention to a public problem and often to press for solutions ... Explains how and why some public disasters change political agendas and, ultimately, public policies."--P. [4] of cover