Resumen
In a world of increasing globalization it may be desirable for productive and successful countries to have a positive effect on the global society. However, it may be necessary to have a policy community inside and outside the country. To develop policies, governments require information from non-governmental sources, and that information is more accessible as the interests and organizations of those sources become more coherent. The recent emphasis on policy communities and networks is therefore a result of their perceived role in policy development and implementation. However, the main influence of policy communities and networks may only be through generating, discussing, and promoting ideas to various groups. In this paper, we will discuss two contrasting approaches to policy communities and networks: those taken by Iran and Canada. In addition, we will examine how such countries could engage in policy borrowing to improve their effects on the global society.