"In this carefully crafted, comprehensive study, Mitchell Orenstein
provides a persuasive analysis of the significance of transnational
policy actors in pension privatization around the world. The
empirical evidence is strong and the theoretical framework is
applicable to a wide range of social policy issues. The book
presents an important challenge to state-centric perspectives, as
well as many of the interest-based assumptions of political economy
approaches. This is a first-rate study which deserves attention
from both academic and policy-oriented audiences."--Robert R.
Kaufman, Rutgers University
"An innovative investigation into the role of transnational
actors in national pension policy. Orenstein argues convincingly
that transnational actors matter but that they need to be more
broadly defined and their influence not reduced to money or
coercion. They work through various channels, most importantly
through the power of ideas, adaptability to country circumstances,
learning from experience, and building coalitions with other
transnational and domestic actors. The proposed conceptualization
constitutes a major progress in this area."--Robert Holzmann, World
Bank
"An excellent book that makes a significant theoretical
contribution, and supports it with a great deal of solid empirical
research. Orenstein demonstrates that decision making in a crucial
area of domestic policy--namely pension system reform--is strongly
influenced by transnational policy actors. His argument is novel
and important."--Kurt Weyland, University of Texas, Austin
"This is a thoughtful and well-researched book on an important
topic. Orenstein argues that international actors--including but
not limitedto the international financial institutions--exert
influence in complex and multifaceted ways on domestic policy
processes. The book is the best I know in making this
case."--Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
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