...Chapter 7, the final data chapter, explores the role played by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Royal Navy (RN), British Army and Royal Air Force (RAF) in the translation of strategic direction into military capability. The first half of the chapter concentrates on the individual nature...

... making, and the key government departments responsible for making Chinese social policy such as the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Construction. During the formulation of the Labour Contract Law...

... as the struggle between the ministry of foreign affairs and the prime minister’s office for leadership in the Europeanised policy-making in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, the chapter covers major events that influenced the Europeanization of Czech policy-making, such as the 1998-2002 accession talks...

...This chapter discusses the function of policy research institute which can be deemed as an in-house think tank of ministry in the Japanese government. Each ministry has its own institute in addition to internal divisions that engage in planning and research. Most institutes were established...

...This chapter explores the characteristics of blood donors in England and Wales, considering a study made in the summer and autumn of 1967 with the assistance of the Ministry of Health and the National Blood Transfusion Service. The study examines regional trends and statistics relating to donor...

...This chapter is based on the Victoria University of Wellington research project that was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice. The research was commissioned to assist the Prostitution Law Review Committee in its review of the 2003 Prostitution Reform Act (PRA). It examined the perspectives...

... and the Ministry of Health. The health of school children during this time is scrutinized, and the Child Guidance Movement is introduced. One section focuses on the changing perspectives on juvenile delinquency, where the 1933 Children and Young Persons Act is introduced. The chapter ends with a section on child...

... the prime ministry, and became a policy making centre, the external dynamics resulted in the creation of independent regulatory organisations, privatisation policies, NPM reforms and decentralisation. However, the dynamics of internal politics came to the fore and the referendum that was passed...