Options
Regulator Subsidized Impose tax or give tax deduction Market incentives Charge fees for specific services Educate Ration conduct research provide direct service Privatize, contract out Create public trust Conduct research
What can governments do
Authority tools: Can be a law Inducement and sanctions: Tax break Capacity building tools: Research Hortatory tools: Visual Learning tools
Methods to formulate policy alternatives
Importance of creative thinking
No action analysis: What happens if we do nothing
Quick surveys: Talk with policy network to see tools they recommend
Literature Review: What policy alternatives are out there?, Think Tanks, interest groups
Real world situations: What’s worked in similar situations, Has it been tried by a state
Parallel situations/ analogies: Sued in other sectors, For other problem
Brainstorm