concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: policy instruments

policy instruments
type: Concept
broader: public policy
definition: The study of policy instruments dates from the early 1970s, though much had been written previously, especially in economics, about government intervention in relation to market imperfections. A policy instrument refers to the means of government intervention in markets or, from a broader perspective, society to accomplish goals or to solve problems. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Policy Instruments]

public policy
type: Concept
narrower: policy instruments