Contemporary policy work in subnational governments and NGOs: Comparing evidence from Australia, Canada and the Czech Republic*

Abstract This article introduces the special issue on policy work at the sub-national government level and non-governmental sector in three countries: Australia, Canada, and the Czech Republic. It consists of three parts. First, new public governance theory is presented as a general theoretical perspective that captures some of the important macro factors influencing the nature of current policy work. Second, an overview of empirical findings …