Behavioural Public Policy In Australia How An Idea Became Practice Sarah Ball by Sarah Ball 9781003290742, 1003290744 instant download after payment.

Using rich ethnographic data and first-hand experience, Ball presents a detailed account of Australia's attempts to incorporate behavioural insights into its public policy.Ball identifies three competing interpretations of behavioural public policy, and how these interpretations have influenced the use of this approach in practice. The first interpretation focusses on increasing compliance, cost savings and cutting red tape. The second sees the process as an opportunity to introduce more rigorous evidence. The last focuses on the opportunity to involve citizens in policy design. These interpretations all demonstrate different 'solutions' to a series of dilemmas that the Australian Public Service, and others, have confronted in the last 50 years including growing politicisation, technocracy and a disconnect from the needs of citizens. Ball offers a detailed accounts of how these priorities have shaped the course of policymaking using behavioural insights, as well as reflecting on the broader challenges facing policymaking and policy work.An essential read for practitioners and scholars of policymaking, especially in Australia.