In this updated second edition, internationally renowned scholar B. Guy Peters provides a
succinct introduction to public policy and illustrates the design approach to policy problems …

Policy design, whether conceptualized as a verb referring to the process of formulating
policy ideas, or as a noun describing the logic through which policy intends to achieve its …

Now in a thoroughly revised Fifth Edition, An Introduction to the Policy Process provides
students at all levels with an accessible, readable, and affordable introduction to the field of …

Often described as a public policy “bible,” Weimer and Vining remains the essential primer it
ever was. Now in its sixth edition, Policy Analysis provides a strong conceptual foundation of …

Public policy can be considered a design science. It involves identifying relevant problems,
selecting instruments to address the problem, developing institutions for managing the …

Uniting theoretical bases and advancements in practice, the Routledge Handbook of Policy
Design brings together leading experts in the academic field of policy design in a pioneering …

What can practitioners learn from the recent research on policy design? David L. Weimer
contends that while the literature on policy design has improved in recent years, there are …

In a traditional stages model of the public policy process, policy formulation is part of the pre-
decision phase of policy making. It involves identifying and/or crafting a set of policy …

Policy design is an area of study in the field of public policy with a curious intellectual history.
It engendered a large literature in the 1980s and 1990s oriented to understanding design as …

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