{"product_id":"9780792395034","title":"Recent Economic Thought","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRecent Economic Thought\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWeimer, David L.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy scientists have long been concerned with understanding  the basic tools, or instruments, that governments can use to  accomplish their goals. The initial interest in inductively developing  comprehensive lists of generic instruments for policy analysis soon  gave way to efforts to discover more parsimonious, but still useful,  specifications of the elementary components out of which instruments  can be assembled. Moving from a generic instrument to a fully  specified policy alternative, however, requires the designer to go  much beyond the elementary components. Rather than directly specifying  some of these details, the designer may instead set the rules by which  they will be specified. The creation of these specifications and rules  can be thought of as institutional design. This book helps scholars  and policy analysts formulate more effective policy alternatives by a  better understanding of institutional design. \u003cbr\u003e  The feasibility and effectiveness of policies depend on the political,  economic, and social contexts in which they are embedded. These  contexts provide an environment of existing institutions that offer  opportunities and barriers to institutional design. A fundamental  understanding of institutional design requires theories of  institutions and institutional change. With a resurgence of interest  in institutions in recent years, there are many possible sources of  theory. The contributors to this volume draw from the variety of  sources to identify implications for understanding institutional  design. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1995-03-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792395034\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-0641-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 187\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46311811121292,"sku":"9780792395034","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792395034.jpg?v=1771512541","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792395034","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}