Policy-makers, policy-takers and policy tools: dealing with behaviourial issues in policy design// Michael Howlett
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Journal of Comparative Policy analysis : Vol.22, No 6, December 2020, pp.487-497Summary: Policy makers behaviour in the social and political construction of policy targets and it also minimizes the complex objective and subjective conditions that affect the target population's attitudes and behaviours in relation to policy-maker aims and goals. The notion of policy-takers as static targets who passively receive policies without trying to evade or even profit from them is as misguided as the assumption that policy-makers only consider evidence on policy tools' effectiveness before selecting them. This article highlights the critical issue surrounding the choice and workings of policy tools It indicates how they contribute to filling the gaps in our existing understanding of policy tools and advance our understanding of both policy-maker and policy-taker behaviour.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Journal Article | Mindef Library & Info Centre Journals | POLICY TOOLS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 65734-1001 |
Policy makers behaviour in the social and political construction of policy targets and it also minimizes the complex objective and subjective conditions that affect the target population's attitudes and behaviours in relation to policy-maker aims and goals. The notion of policy-takers as static targets who passively receive policies without trying to evade or even profit from them is as misguided as the assumption that policy-makers only consider evidence on policy tools' effectiveness before selecting them. This article highlights the critical issue surrounding the choice and workings of policy tools It indicates how they contribute to filling the gaps in our existing understanding of policy tools and advance our understanding of both policy-maker and policy-taker behaviour.
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