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 …

Healthcare organizations in the UK and the USA face a growing tide of regulation,
accreditation, inspection and external review, all aimed at improving their performance. In …

This article contributes to a better understanding of contemporary policy analysis and
management by setting out the parameters for analyzing policy change induced by …

Policy tools or instruments are techniques of governance that are used to give effect to
stated policy objectives. This chapter provides an overview of policy tools and traces the …

Students of organizational behaviour have always been concerned with understanding the
manner in which complex organizations‐including systems of public administration‐tend to …

The institutional structure of an organization creates a distinct pattern of constraints and
incentives for state and societal actors which define and structure actors. interests and …

The two decades since the Watergate scandal have seen an unprecedented focus on ethics
in government. The public integrity scandals of the Clinton administration have, once again …

Students of organizational behaviour have always been concerned with understanding the
manner in which complex organizations–including systems of public administration–tend to …

We propose to shed light on the effect of globalization on the choice of policy tools. Contrary
to what is commonly believed, we find that the source of many of the changes in the patterns …

Policy sectors constitute distinct policy regimes consisting of the current collectively
accepted definition of an issue, the current relevant policies (laws, regulations, fiscal …