Policy design dynamics: fitting goals and instruments in transport infrastructure planning in NL (Van Geet, Lenferink)

Question 1

Why policy designs

Answer 1

Policies often have multiple goals and is a mix of several instruments and its effectiveness is defined by the fit of these goals and instruments.
policy designs develop by building on earlier design choices.

Question 2

What are policy designs

Answer 2

Revolve around “the deliberate and conscious attempt to define policy goals and to connect them to the instruments”.

Question 3

Old and new policy designs

Answer 3

Old: single instrument design, means to end understanding.
New: Views designs as interactive mix of goals and instruments, acknowledges the dynamic character of the mix)

Question 4

When are policy designs considered coherent

Answer 4

coherent: if they relate to the same policy objectives and can be pursued at the same time without tradeoffs.

Question 5

When are policy designs considered consistent

Answer 5

if they are mutually supportive and work together to achieve the same goal

Question 6

when are policy designs considered congurent

Answer 6

if they serve corresponding purposes

Question 7

five modes of change that make policy mixes evolve over time

Answer 7

1. Layering (adding goals/instruments over time without replacing/adjusting existing elements)
2. Drift (goals of policy change without changing instruments)
3. conversion (Existing instrument is used differently in response to changed goals)
4. replacement (new design elements put in place of old ones)
5. exhaustion (breakdown or fading away rather than actual change)