Michael Howlett is Burnaby Mountain Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University specializing in public policy analysis, political economy and resource and environmental policy.

Part I: Introduction: Policy Design and Governance in the Modern State 1. Understanding the Role of Policy Design in Contemporary Policy Making 2. Policy Design in the Contemporary Era: Beyong Globalization and Governance Part II: Systematically Studying Policy Design 3. What is Policy Design?: Key Definitions and Concepts in the Study of Policy Design 4. What do Policy Designs and Policy Design Processes Look Like? 5. Why Policy Design?: Tools, Behavioural Mechanisms, and the Need for Policy Design Part III: Policy Designing: Processes and Practices 6. When Does Policy Design Occur and Why?: Policy Designing as Policy Formulation in the Face of Uncertainty 7. Who are the Policy Designers and Where do they Work?: Policy Advice, Policy Advisors and Policy Advisory Systems Part IV: The Elements of Policy Design: Policy Instruments and Instruments Mixes 8. Policy Designs and Policy Portfolios: The Origins of Policy Instrument Study as Field of Academic Inquiry 9. Organisational Tools 10. Authority-Based Policy Tools 11. Financial or Treasure-based Tools 12. Information-based Policy Tools 13. Traditional Policy Styles and Contemporary Design Trends Part V: Lessons for Policy Designs and Designers 14. How to Best Assemble and Evaluate a Policy Design: Character and Context in Contemporary Policy Designs 15. Dealing with the Darkside of Policy Design Part VI: Conclusion 16. The Capacity Challenges of Policy Design Over Space and Time