Part I: Introduction: Policy Design and Governance in the Modern State
1. Understanding the Role of Policy Design in Contemporary Policy Making
2. Policy Design in the Contemporary Era: Beyong Globalization and Governance Part II: Systematically Studying Policy Design
3. What is Policy Design?: Key Definitions and Concepts in the Study of Policy Design
4. What do Policy Designs and Policy Design Processes Look Like?
5. Why Policy Design?: Tools, Behavioural Mechanisms, and the Need for Policy Design Part III: Policy Designing: Processes and Practices
6. When Does Policy Design Occur and Why?: Policy Designing as Policy Formulation in the Face of Uncertainty
7. Who are the Policy Designers and Where do they Work?: Policy Advice, Policy Advisors and Policy Advisory Systems Part IV: The Elements of Policy Design: Policy Instruments and Instruments Mixes
8. Policy Designs and Policy Portfolios: The Origins of Policy Instrument Study as Field of Academic Inquiry
9. Organisational Tools
10. Authority-Based Policy Tools
11. Financial or Treasure-based Tools
12. Information-based Policy Tools
13. Traditional Policy Styles and Contemporary Design Trends Part V: Lessons for Policy Designs and Designers 14. How to Best Assemble and Evaluate a Policy Design: Character and Context in Contemporary Policy Designs
15. Dealing with the Darkside of Policy Design Part VI: Conclusion
16. The Capacity Challenges of Policy Design Over Space and Time