Agility and Robustness as Design Criteria

In this chapter, we will discuss the principles and criteria underpinning robust and agile policy designs. We begin with a conceptual delimitation of robustness and agility, focusing in particular on their relevance for policy design. We then provide a brief overview of policy change and stability, before focusing on agility and robustness as criterions for policy design and on the conditions that allow their fruitful adoption.