Abstract
After many years of neglect, the OECD has attracted significant scholarly attention
in the past decade (P. Alasuutari & A. Rasimus, 2009; Armingeon & Beyeler, 2004; Carroll & Kellow, 2011; Grinvalds, 2008; Mahon & McBride, 2008; Marcussen, 2004; Ougaard,2010; Pal, 2008, 2012; Woodward, 2009). Despite this new work, however, relatively little is known about how member states of the OECD interact with the institution, how they exercise influence, and how the OECD influences them.
The larger issue addressed in the paper is the role of international governmental
organizations in the policy transfer of public management ideas. Obviously, there is a global conversation about public management practices, a conversation that started in earnest with debates about New Public Management, but it continues apace with calls for reform in the face of the 2008-09 financial crisis. We know that public management ideas
do not exist in a domestic vacuum, and we know anecdotally that domestic governments are constantly being scolded about their management systems and admonished to adopt “best practices.” There is even a literature on policy transfer that tries to conceptualize this dynamic (D. Dolowitz & Marsh, 1996; D. P. Dolowitz, 2009; D. P. Dolowitz & Marsh, 2000; McCourt & Minogue, 2001), but in-depth case studies remain rare.
in the past decade (P. Alasuutari & A. Rasimus, 2009; Armingeon & Beyeler, 2004; Carroll & Kellow, 2011; Grinvalds, 2008; Mahon & McBride, 2008; Marcussen, 2004; Ougaard,2010; Pal, 2008, 2012; Woodward, 2009). Despite this new work, however, relatively little is known about how member states of the OECD interact with the institution, how they exercise influence, and how the OECD influences them.
The larger issue addressed in the paper is the role of international governmental
organizations in the policy transfer of public management ideas. Obviously, there is a global conversation about public management practices, a conversation that started in earnest with debates about New Public Management, but it continues apace with calls for reform in the face of the 2008-09 financial crisis. We know that public management ideas
do not exist in a domestic vacuum, and we know anecdotally that domestic governments are constantly being scolded about their management systems and admonished to adopt “best practices.” There is even a literature on policy transfer that tries to conceptualize this dynamic (D. Dolowitz & Marsh, 1996; D. P. Dolowitz, 2009; D. P. Dolowitz & Marsh, 2000; McCourt & Minogue, 2001), but in-depth case studies remain rare.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | World Congress of the International Political Science Association - Montréal, Canada Duration: 19 Jul 2014 → 24 Jul 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | World Congress of the International Political Science Association |
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| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Montréal |
| Period | 19/07/14 → 24/07/14 |