Making Policies Work: First- and Second-order Mechanisms in Policy Design
Author(s)
M Ramesh
Altaf Virani
Giliberto Capano
Michael Howlett
Language
EnglishAbstract
Policy design efforts are hampered by inadequate understanding of how policy tools and actions promote effective policies. The objective of this book is to address this gap in understanding by proposing a causal theory of the linkages between policy actions and policy effects. Adopting a mechanistic perspective, the book identifies the causal processes that activate effects and help achieve goals. It thus offers a powerful analytical tool to both scholars and practitioners of public policy seeking to design effective policies.
Keywords
Policy Change; Policy Mechanisms; Policy Instruments; Public Policy Design; Policy Implementation; Policy EffectivenessISBN
9781788118187, 9781788118194Publisher
Edward Elgar PublishingPublisher website
www.elgaronline.com; e-elgar.comPublication date and place
2019Classification
Politics & government
Politics and government