This work sets out to apply the Policy Coherence Framework (PCF) case of climate policy, taking into account European, German and Thuringian political levels analysis. It combines an analysis vertical coherence between these horizontal within different sectoral policies. The study demonstrates disparities policy itself other sectors as regards forest area development. further reveals some contr...

Abstract The 2030 Agenda envisages a world “in which democracy, good governance and the rule of law […] are essential for sustainable development” (Transforming our world: development, 2015, paragraph 9). However, extent to democratic practices can help or hinder development remains contested. I show how relationship between democracy environmental sustainability be illuminated by recent advanc...

The diffusion of independent regulatory agencies (IRAs) in utilities sectors developing countries is underpinned by the idea that IRAs are highly effective institutional devices to signal policy credibility private investors. But it really so? Institutional economists tend confirm effectiveness IRAs, while also highlighting many factors condition its positive impact on investments. Acknowledgin...

Editorials 315 Public policy-making is an increasingly complex undertaking in a globalizing world, especially as policy domains formerly viewed in isolation become more intertwined. This complexity marks the interplay between health, intellectual property and trade policies. Can such interplay be managed so as to enhance the discovery, development and delivery of medical technologies for better...

As the Obama administration moves to enact meaningful and comprehensive health care reform in the United States, tobacco control must be elevated as a public health priority [1]. Though tobacco control efforts have been recognized as a top public health achievement of the 20th century [2], tobacco use continues to be the leading preventable cause of death in the US [3]. As Box 1 shows, the US b...

In the context of China’s burgeoning new energy vehicle industry, development charging infrastructure plays a pivotal role. This study examines 648 policies enacted by central and provincial governments between 2012 2022, investigating alignment local in terms thematic focus policy synergies. Concerning themes, coherence is evaluated through analysis high-frequency words construction co-word ne...