In order to discover the best possible cases of policy transfer within Ontario and New South Wales that were suitable to transfer to New Zealand I used a comparative institutional analysis that was ‘state-centred’ in that I focused upon legislation and the functions of the state.
The majority of western liberal democracies share the same view of tobacco use and actively try to limit its effect upon society. Much of the problems inherent in using a case study method arise from statistical inferences, drawn from a quantitative model. I avoid such problems by using a qualitative model.
Ontario and New South Wales were chosen as part of the study due to their similarity with New Zealand. When undertaking policy transfer study it is important to choose countries or states that are similar to the ‘host nation’ (the country that will be the recipient of policy transfer) – this increases the chances of successful policy transfer.
[1]Rod Hague and Martin Harrop, Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction (New York: Palgrave McMillan, 2007), 85.