Global public policy, transnational policy communities and the shaping of governance

Introduction Decisions about developing countries are made increasingly in the context of global public policy. The evolution of this process has important implications for the way these countries may influence or mediate the policy process. Because global public policy is made by transnational policy communities, increasingly complex and ambiguous in their organisation and operation and with considerable technocratic autonomy, the ability of the countries to become important players in this process is potentially diminished.