Introduction

The rise of Asia will be a defining feature of the twenty-first century. Over the coming decades the policy and governance decisions taken by non-Western nations will have greater impact and influence beyond their borders. Likewise, Western policy decisions will have unprecedented reach into other nations and cultures. This book reflects on how we define public policy, administration, and governance; what public policy entails; and how it is managed, analysed and implemented, in light of the ascendance of Asia. Our contributors initiate a much-needed dialogue about the changing nature of the creation, administration and analysis of public policy. This chapter introduces the concepts, cases and futures that interrogate what it means to develop, implement and analyse public policy in the globalised context of the Asian Century.