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ABSTRACTThis article examines how evidence about Program A in Country A may be utilized in Country B, and thus how utilization may explain the adoption of the same program. Elites and activists have a number of interests in using policy evidence from another country: to put an issue to a systemic or institutional agenda, mollify political pressure, provide an exemplar, indicate the range of options or reinforce conclusions already reached. The interests of the importer dictate the nature, timing and origins of the evidence injected into policy debate. This framework is applied to the case of freedom of information policy. An analysis of how and why evidence about the United States Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was utilized in Canada and Britain reveals that FOIA was used as an exemplar in Canada and the reverse in Britain.

Examines how evidence about Program A in Country A may be utilized in Country B, and thus how utilization may explain the adoption of the same program. Elites and activists have a number of interests in using policy evidence from another country. (Abstract amended)

Analyzes how and why evidence about the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was utilized as an exemplar in Canada and Great Britain.

Foreign evidence may be used by policymakers to expand the political agenda, pander to political pressures, legitimize the status quo, determine the policy option range, or serve as an example. The policymaker importing foreign evidence has certain interests that will influence the type & source of evidence introduced. These general principles are illustrated with the example of the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which has been studied & emulated by both GB & Canada, with differing results. Canada adopted the FOIA as a policy model, but GB has not, owing to the necessary of resolving administrative & judicial difficulties. 54 References. Adapted from the source document.

Foreign direct investment is an important issue that has attracted the attention of academic and professional economists as well as politicians and policy makers. In Foreign Direct Investment , Imad A. Moosa presents a survey of the vast body of literature and ideas relating to foreign direct investment that will be invaluable as a reference work for all these groups. He provides concise definition and analysis of the theories behind foreign direct investment, and considers factors affecting its implementation. The impact of foreign direct investment on economic development, host countries and the growth of multinationals, together with methods for evaluating foreign direct investment projects are discussed. The book is based on the experiences of and the empirical evidence pertaining to foreign direct investment in a large number of countries, and includes case studies on specific projects.

"Leaders and Foreign Policy: Surveying the Evidence" published on by Oxford University Press.