Abstract:
This article explores and systematizes the literature on policy design, aiming to provide a map of this subfield of policy analysis, identify the topics that receive more and less attention, and debate concepts and perspectives. We end by outlining a research agenda. We carried out a semi-systematic review of 74 documents selected using the snowball sampling technique. We found that the design concept includes the following elements: problems, objectives, instruments, target groups, and results. These elements must have a logical connection with one another. Each element employs a set of analytical resources to understand the functioning of policies that produce social results. A national research agenda could address, for example, design transfer processes among governments and the influence control bodies on preferences for certain types of designs.
Keywords:
public policy; policy design; instruments; decision-making process; literature review