Conclusion: The Future of Instruments Research

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Introduction 1
5. The Origins and Evolution of the Tools Approach
6. Tools as Art: Observations on the Choice of Governing Instrument 21
7. What Is a Policy Instrument? Tools, Mixes, and Implementation Styles 31
8. The Choice of Governing Instrument: A Retrospective 51
9. Form and Function: The Tools Approach to Policy Design
10. The Problem of Policy Problems 77
11. The Choice of Policy Instruments: Confronting the Deductive and the Interactive Approaches 106
12. Instrument Selection and Implementation in a Networked Context 132
13. Choosing among Forms of Public Action: A Question of Legitimacy 154
14. From Instruments to Governance
15. Instruments in Four: The Elements of Policy Design 185
16. The Swiss Army Knife Of Governance 203
17. Sustainable Governance in the Twenty-First Century: Moving beyond Instrument Choice 242
18. From Welfare State to Social Union: Shifting Choices of Governing Instruments, Intervention Rationales, and Governance Rules in Canadian Social Policy 281
19. Risk Management and Governance 303
20. Reconfiguring Environmental Regulation 333
21. Conclusion: The Future of Instruments Research 353
22. Notes and References 365
23. Index 451