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Table 2 Level of policy administration and description

From: Local government policy to facilitate healthy and sustainable diets and the broader policy hierarchy: insights from Milan Urban Food Policy Pact cities

Level of administration

Description

Local

Policies administered by local, state and provincial authorities as well as those spanning multiple local government areas

National

Policies administered by national/federal levels of government

Global region

Policies administered across multiple countries within each of the seven global regions, as defined by the United Nations [38]

International

Policies administered at a global level, involving one or more global regions, including incentive policies and networks