Political conflict over the respective roles of the state and the market in health care has a
long history. Current interest in market approaches represents the resurgence of ideas and …

Energy transitions face multiple barriers, lock-in, path dependencies and resistance to
change which require strategic policy efforts to be overcome. In this regard, it has been …

The second edition of this highly regarded book provides a concise and accessible
introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. It …

Policy tools are a critical part of policy-making, providing the 'means' by which policy 'ends'
are achieved. Knowledge of their different origin, nature and capabilities is vital for …

The field of policy studies has always been interested in analyzing and improving the sets of
policy tools adopted by governments to correct policy problems, and better understanding …

Whereas in many countries the'crisis' in medical care has been seen in terms of'excess'
spending on health services, in the UK it has been seen (at least by most of those who …

Background Fundamentally, the goal of health professional regulatory regimes is to ensure
the highest quality of care to the public. Part of that task is to control what health …

Dichotomous sets of policy alternatives–like market vs state–and metaphors–like carrots vs
sticks–lend themselves to blunt thinking about instruments and their modalities …

Policy instruments are and have been the subject of inquiry in many policy-related fields,
including public administration and 'governance'studies, and also various broader …

Self-regulation has long been at the core of sociological understandings of what it means to
be a" profession." However, the historical processes resulting in the formation of self …