Making policies work : : first- and second-order mechanisms in policy design / / edited by Giliberto Capano, Michael Howlett, M. Ramesh and Altaf Virani.

• Author: M Ramesh
• TeilnehmendeR: Capano, Giliberto, 1960-; Howlett, Michael, 1955-; Ramesh, M., 1960-; Virani, Altaf,; Edward Elgar Publishing,
• Place / Publishing House: Northampton, MA : : Edward Elgar Pub.,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (228 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

Policy design efforts are often hampered by an inadequate understanding of how policy tools and actions promote effective policies. This book addresses this gap by proposing a causal theory of the linkages between policy actions and policy effects. Adopting a mechanistic perspective, it identifies t...