Title Designing for policy effectiveness : defining and understanding a concept / B. Guy Peters (University of Pittsburgh), Giliberto Capano (University of Bologna), Michael Howlett (National University of Singapore), Ishani Mukherjee (National University of Singapore), Meng-Hsuan Chou (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Pauline Ravinet (Charles de Gaulle University - Lille III)

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (70 pages) Series Cambridge elements. Elements in public policy, 2398-4058 Cambridge elements. Elements in public policy. 2398-4058 Summary Policy studies has always been interested in analyzing and improving the sets of policy tools adopted by governments to correct policy problems and better understanding and improving processes of policy analysis and policy formulation in order to do so. Past studies have helped clarify the role of historical processes, policy capacities and design intentions in affecting policy formulation processes, and more recently in understanding how the bundling of multiple policy elements together to meet policy goals can be better understood and done. While this work has progressed, however, the discussion of what goals policy designs should serve remains disjointed. Here it is argued that a central goal, in fact, the central goal, of policy design is effectiveness. Effectiveness serves as the basic goal of any design, upon which is built other goals such as efficiency or equity Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource, viewed April 2, 2018 Subject Policy sciences. Political planning -- Decision making Policy sciences Political planning -- Decision making Form Electronic book Author Capano, Giliberto, 1960- author. Howlett, Michael, 1955- author. Mukherjee, Ishani, author. Chou, Meng-Hsuan, 1978- author. Ravinet, Pauline, author. ISBN 9781108555081 110855508X

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