A quiet turn toward a "new governance" has taken place over the past several decades in the United States and elsewhere in the world as new tools of public action have come into use that rely heavily on third parties-private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other levels of government-for their operation. The Tools of government is the first comprehensive guide to the operation of these tools and to the management, accountability, policy, and theoretical issues they pose. Individual chapters examine the various tools-loans, loan guarantees, grants, contracting, regulation, tax subsidies, vouchers, insurance, and others-in depth.