PSCI 3204 Study Guide - State Ownership, International Trade, Cash Transfers

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSCI 3204
• Professor: all

Document Summary

Policy design: is about choosing the most appropriate instrument to deal with the policy problem as it has been defined in order to achieve a given policy goal. Policy design as a mix of: inspiration - defining/framing the policy problem and offering creative solutions, and. Technique - detailing the tools/instruments to be used and bundling them together into programs. Policy design is creative and technical, but it can also be thought of as a mix of art and circumstance" (ex. Creative examples include the use of shaming via cybershame) But, with this said, policy design can usually judged according to its: Efficiency (getting the job done right, with the least amount inputs) Therefore policymakers are deliberate in their selection of policy instruments. And, to help advance this task, policy analysts have constructed policy instrument typologies to clarify the choices available to policymakers.