Designing public policies : principles and instruments

Understanding the role of policy design in contemporary policy-making -- Policy design in the contemporary era: beyond globalization and governance -- What is policy design?: key definitions and concepts in the study of policy design -- Why policy design?: tools, mechanisms, behaviours and the logic of policy compliance -- When does policy design occur?: policy designing as policy formulation -- Who are the policy designers and where do they work?: policy advice, policy advisors and policy advisory systems -- How do policy designs work?: policy designs as implementation tool mixes -- Organizational implementation tools -- Authoritative implementation tools -- Financial implementation tools -- Information-based implementation tools -- Traditional policy styles and contemporary design trends -- How to assemble and evaluate a policy design: character and context in policy designs -- Conclusion: the capacity challenges of policy design over space and time.