Beyond Power Politics: Evaluating the Policy Design Process of Rural Electrification in Gujarat, India
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DOI: 10.1002/pad.1777
Abstract: Drawing upon existing theories, this article argues that good policy design requires two enabling conditions—an optimal design space that balances political and technical goals, and policy capacity that includes organizational and analytical capacity to carry… read more here.
Keywords: policy design; policy; gujarat; design process ... See more keywords
Improving Policy Design and Building Capacity in Local Experiments: Equalization of Public Service in China's Urban‐rural Integration Pilot
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DOI: 10.1002/pad.1785
Abstract: Policy design is important, and high policy capacity is necessary for social policy†making. Local experimentation is helpful in building capacity and therefore supporting policy design. Since 2007, China has initiated an ‘urban–rural integration’ reform… read more here.
Keywords: policy design; policy; capacity; urban rural ... See more keywords
Substance not spin: an insider’s view of success and failure in government
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DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2019.1551476
Abstract: ‘new’ policy design and to differentiate it from the ‘old’. Readers will find this shift consistent with other trends in public policy studies, which chart a weakening attachment to formal models and an increasing concern… read more here.
Keywords: policy design; public policy; policy; view ... See more keywords
How and why policy design matters: understanding the diverging effects of public-private partnerships in education
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DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2020.1744239
Abstract: ABSTRACT Despite Public-Private Partnerships’ (PPPs) growing popularity within education policy circles, research on their effects yields contradictory results. The understanding of PPP effects is limited by the prevalence of generalist analyses that neglect to acknowledge… read more here.
Keywords: policy design; policy; public private; private partnerships ... See more keywords
Designing anticipatory policies through the use of ICTs
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DOI: 10.1080/14494035.2018.1511194
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper seeks to achieve a better understanding of how and under what conditions current digital communication technologies can become an asset to the design of effective policies. In order to do so, we… read more here.
Keywords: policy design; policy; designing anticipatory; policies use ... See more keywords
Strategies for robustness: Five perspectives on how policy design is done
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DOI: 10.1080/14494035.2018.1520782
Abstract: ABSTRACTRobust policy design is an activity that is ‘done’ by policymakers; in this paper we look further into how exactly robust policy design is done. We use the literature on strategizing to dis... read more here.
Keywords: policy design; policy; robustness five; design done ... See more keywords
COVID-19, crisis responses, and public policies: from the persistence of inequalities to the importance of policy design
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DOI: 10.1093/polsoc/puac021
Abstract: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has once again highlighted the importance of social inequalities during major crises, a reality that has clear implications for public policy. In this introductory article to the thematic issue of Policy… read more here.
Keywords: crisis; importance; design; public policies ... See more keywords
The AI Economist: Taxation policy design via two-level deep multiagent reinforcement learning
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abk2607
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) and reinforcement learning (RL) have improved many areas but are not yet widely adopted in economic policy design, mechanism design, or economics at large. The AI Economist is a two-level, deep RL… read more here.
Keywords: two level; level deep; policy; economist ... See more keywords
Actions, contexts, mechanisms and outcomes in macroprudential policy design and implementation
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DOI: 10.1177/0952076719827057
Abstract: Causal mechanisms have received significant attention within the social sciences, and policy design and implementation occupy a prominent place in public policymaking. However, one area that has not received much attention in this literature is… read more here.
Keywords: causal mechanisms; policy design; policy; design implementation ... See more keywords
Causal logics and mechanisms in policy design: How and why adopting a mechanistic perspective can improve policy design
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DOI: 10.1177/0952076719827068
Abstract: Policy design undertakes to develop effective policies and hence must understand whether and how effective policies can be formulated and implemented. However, very often policy design has failed to focus on the causal chain that… read more here.
Keywords: policy design; policy; mechanistic perspective; causal ... See more keywords
Creating capabilities: Childcare policies in comparative perspective
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DOI: 10.1177/0958928718808421
Abstract: This article analyses childcare services in six countries, assessing this policy instrument’s potential to facilitate parents’ capabilities for arranging childcare in a way they have reason to value. It draws on Sen’s capability approach to… read more here.
Keywords: policy design; policy; creating capabilities; capabilities childcare ... See more keywords