Theories of policy instrument choice have gone through several "generations" as theorists have moved from the analysis of individual instruments to comparative studies of instrument selection and the development of theories of instrument choice within implementation "mixes" or "governance...

Deregulation and its Discontents examines the different ways in which the issues related to deregulation and reregulation have been addressed in Asia. The role of government in business has gone through distinct, if overlapping, cycles: regulation, deregulation and reregulation. However, little...

Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1 Introduction -- 1 Canadian Natural Resource and Environmental Policy: Issues and Approaches -- Part 2 The Context(s) of Canadian Natural Resource and Environmental Policy -- 2 The Socioeconomic Context: Canadian...

Understanding the role of policy design in contemporary policy-making -- Policy design in the contemporary era: beyond globalization and governance -- What is policy design?: key definitions and concepts in the study of policy design -- Why policy design?: tools, mechanisms, behaviours and the...