This article develops a theoretical framework to analyze the rise and spread of global public policy. After an introduction to the background of sociological institutionalism, it first elaborates on the role and functions of international organizations, identifying instruments by which these can...

Disability, work and retirement -- New age thinking: alternative ways of measuring age, their relationship to labor force participation, government policies, and GDP / John B. Shoven -- Comment / Erzo F. P. Luttmer -- Work disability: the effects of demography, health, and disability insurance /...