The third edition of this highly regarded book provides a concise and accessible introduction
to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. It examines in …

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 …

Human settlements, particularly cities and their surrounding regions, are sites of
infrastructural intensity and agglomeration, presenting challenges and opportunities for …

An important transformation is resha** once-distinct social structures, such as charitable
and religious groups, family firms, and government agencies, into more analogous units …

Abstract New Governance Arrangements (NGAs) have emerged as a lively topic in
comparative policy studies and are often proposed as solutions to complex policy problems …

Policy networks, network management and network governance have received particular
attention in the public sector literature over the last 20 years. Networks have been studied …

This article assesses the usefulness of conceptions of policy capacity for understanding
policy and governance outcomes. In order to shed light on this issue, it revisits the concept of …

Perceptions of the pervasive and persistent failures of governments in many issue areas
over the past several decades have led many commentators and policy makers to turn to …

In recent years, the search for innovative, locally relevant and engaging public service has
become the new philosophers' stone. Social procurement represents one approach to …

Setting a new benchmark for studies of technocracy, this book shows that a solution to the
challenge of populism will depend as much on a technocratic retreat as democratic …