Designing for Policy Effectiveness: Defining and Understanding a Concept

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Designing for Policy Effectiveness: Defining and Understanding a Concept
Authors and Contributors      By (author) B. Guy Peters
By (author) Giliberto Capano
By (author) Michael Howlett
By (author) Ishani Mukherjee
By (author) Meng-Hsuan Chou
SeriesElements in Public Policy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:64
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 154
ISBN/Barcode 9781108453110
ClassificationsDewey:320.6
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 22 March 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The field of 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.