Chap 16

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Public Policy

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an intentional course of action followed by government in dealing with some problem or matter of concern

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Theories of Public Policy

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Elite - chosen few make all important decisions

Bureaucratic - all institutions, governmental/non govt, have fallen under the control of a large and ever growing bureaucracy

Interest Groups - they control the governmental process

Pluralist - each group has some influence over policy decisions, but no one has control.

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Two basic agenda types

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Systemic - all public issues that are viewed as requiring governmental attention

Governmental - the changing list of issues to which governments believe they should address themselves

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Agenda Setting

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the constant process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by government.

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Three types of policy formation

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Routine - repetitive and essentially changeless process of reformulating similar proposals

Analogous - handles new problems by drawing experience with similar problems in the past

Creative - attempts to develop new or unprecedented proposals

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Four types of Policy Implementation

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Authoritative: people’s actions must be directed or restrained by government in order to prevent or eliminate activities or products that are unsafe, unfair, evil or immoral

2. Incentive – encourage people to act in their own best interest by offering payoffs to get them to comply with public policies.

3. Capacity – provide people with information, education, training, or resources that will enable them to participate in the desired activities.

4. Hortatory – encourage people to comply with public policy by appealing to people’s better instincts – “Just Say No” – “Don’t Be a Litterbug”.

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Income security

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government as the employer of last resort through work programs

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Social security Act

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1935 law established old age insurance and assistance for the needy