TY - GEN AU - Howlett, Michael, 1955- TI - Designing public policies : : principles and instruments T2 - Routledge textbooks in policy studies SN - 9780415781336 PY - 2011/// CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Policy sciences KW - Political planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I Introduction: policy design and the modern state -- Understanding contemporary policy mixes -- Part II Systematically studying policy design -- Key definitions and concepts in the study of policy design -- Policy design as policy formulation -- Policy design and implementation tool choices -- Part III The elements of policy design -- Organizational implementation tools -- Authoritative implementation tools --Financial implementation tools -- Information-based implementation tools -- Part IV Policy designs and governance modes revisited -- Understanding contemporary policy designs -- Conclusion: towards a new generation of policy design studies ER -