{"product_id":"bad-public-policy-malignity-volatility-and-the-inherent-vices-of-policymaking-hardback-9781009497039","title":"Bad Public Policy; Malignity, Volatility and the Inherent Vices of Policymaking (Hardback) 9781009497039","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBad Public Policy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMalignity, Volatility and the Inherent Vices of Policymaking\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolicy Studies have not taken human behaviour seriously enough and have contributed to many poor policy choices and designs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Howlett (Author), Ching Leong (Author), Tim Legrand (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009497039, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e110 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm, 0.303 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePolicy studies assume the existence of baseline parameters – such as honest governments doing their best to create public value, publics responding in good faith, and both parties relying on a policy-making process that aligns with the public interest. In such circumstances, policy goals are expected to be produced through mechanisms in which the public can articulate its preferences and policy-makers are expected to listen to what has been said in determining their governments' courses of action. While these conditions are found in some governments, much policy-making occurs without these pre-conditions and processes. Unlike situations that produce what can be thought of as 'good' public policy, 'bad' public policy is a more common outcome. How this happens and what makes for bad public policy are the subjects of this Element. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Studying the darkside: advancing the concepts of policy risk, malign policy and policy volatility in the policy sciences\u003cbr\u003e 3. The darkside and the brightside of policy-making: democratic values and the policy sciences\u003cbr\u003e 4. The inherent vices of policy and policy design\u003cbr\u003e 5. A risk approach to the management of policy volatility: adverse behaviour and procedural policy tools\u003cbr\u003e 6. Trends in the management of inherent policy volatility: efforts to manage internal policy risk in three OECD countries\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusion: vigilance and vices\u003cbr\u003e References.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52414093590808,"sku":"9781009497039","price":47.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009497039i.jpg?v=1784337806","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bad-public-policy-malignity-volatility-and-the-inherent-vices-of-policymaking-hardback-9781009497039","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}