Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

3-2018

Abstract

Policy analysis has always been interested in better understanding and improving the sets of policy tools adopted by governments to correct policy problems. Comparative policy studies have contributed much towards clarifying the nature of the processes of policy analysis and policy formulation which result in the construction of these policy portfolios. Past studies have helped clarify the role of historical processes, policy capacities and design intentions in affecting policy formulation processes - from design to non-design ones - and more recently have begun to articulate basic principles for better policy designs. Effectiveness in this work has been evaluated at three levels of consideration: that of the analysis of effective formulation environments or spaces that are conducive to the design of effective policies; through studies of how effective policy tool portfolios or mixes can be constructed to effectively address complex policy goals; and through a more specific and traditional focus upon what constitutes the effectiveness of particular types of policy tools within a mix. Each of these contributions is examined in this article.

Keywords

Policy analysis, policy design, effectiveness, policy tools, policy instruments

Discipline

Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation

Research Areas

Political Science

Publication

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis

Volume

20

Issue

1, SI

First Page

72

Last Page

87

ISSN

1387-6988

Identifier

10.1080/13876988.2017.1418223

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2017.1418223

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