Carrots, Sticks and Sermons

The literature on policy strategies, instruments, and styles is impressive

List of contents

Introduction: Policy Instrument Choice and Evaluation, Part 1: Typology of Instruments, 1. Policy Instruments: Typologies and Theories, 2. The Stick: Regulation as a Tool of Government, 3. The Carrot: Subsidies as a Tool of Government - Theory and Practice, 4. The Sermon: Information Programs in the Public Policy Process--Choice, Effects, and Evaluation, 5. The Give-and-Take Packaging of Policy Instruments: Optimizing Legitimacy and Effectiveness, Part II: Choice and Context, 6. Choosing the Right Policy Instrument at the Right Time: The Contextual Challenges of Selection and Implementation, 7. Contracting-Out and Program Evaluation: A Case Study, 8. Government-Sponsored Enterprises as a Credit Allocation Tool in the United States, 9. The Invisible Problem and How to Deal with It: National Policy Styles in Radiation Protection Policy in The Netherlands, England, and Belgium, 10. The Management and Privatization of Korea's Public Enterprises, 11. Conclusions: Policy Instruments Types, Packages, Choices, and Evaluation, Contributors, Index

Summary

The literature on policy strategies, instruments, and styles is impressive

Product details

• Authors: John Mccormick, McCormick John, Ray Rist
• Assisted by: Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc (Editor), Ray Rist (Editor), Evert Vedung (Editor)
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.07.2017
• EAN: 9781138520042
• ISBN: 978-1-138-52004-2
• Series: Comparative Policy Evaluation; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Politics & government, Politics and government, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies