Frameworks for Public Policy

Frameworks for Public Policy is a growing reference library of mental models drawn from books, papers and more than 300 editions of the Anticipating the Unintended newsletter. Its short, plain-language entries help readers define policy problems, distinguish outcomes from spending, choose policy instruments and account for political and institutional constraints.

The collection spans public policy, political thinking, public finance, foreign policy and geopolitics, society, and general-purpose models. Readers can browse by subject or describe a problem to find relevant frameworks. It is curated by Pranay Kotasthane and published as a Takshashila Institution initiative.