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Making Public Policy

Making Public Policy. Models of Public Policy. Elite theory Group theory Institutionalism Rational choice theory Political systems theory Policy process model. Policy Process Model Policy Cycle. Problem definition/ Agenda setting. Policy change. Policy formulation. Policy evaluation.

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Making Public Policy

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  1. Making Public Policy

  2. Models of Public Policy • Elite theory • Group theory • Institutionalism • Rational choice theory • Political systems theory • Policy process model

  3. Policy Process ModelPolicy Cycle Problem definition/ Agenda setting Policy change Policy formulation Policy evaluation Policy implementation Policy legitimation

  4. Problem Definition • What is the problem? • Why is it a problem? • Who is involved? • What causes it? • Why does it persist?

  5. Agenda Setting • Systemic vs. government agenda • Systemic: public is aware of and may be discussing • Institutional (i.e. governmental):considered to be those issues and problems that policymakers are addressing at a certain time • What issues would you consider to be on the government agenda currently?

  6. Streams of Agenda Setting Problem stream Agenda items Policy stream Political stream

  7. Explanations for Agenda Setting:Problems, Politics, Participants • Problems • mandated items • magnitude of problem • focusing events (e.g., Sept. 11, Love Canal) • relationship to symbols • absence of private means • spillover impacts • analogy to other problems

  8. Explanations: Political • Political process change • change in administration, public opinion, etc. • Visible participants (entrepreneurs) • president and staff • congressional leadership • media • interest groups

  9. Explanations: Policy • Potential solutions • “Criteria for survival”

  10. Explanations: Saliency and Conflict

  11. Policy Formulation • Debate, discuss, etc. alternative policy choices • Policy analysis is important • Actors provide their preferred positions • Who’s involved • bureaucracy, EOP • legislature/staff • interest groups

  12. Policy Legitimation • Authorization or justification of policy • Important for mobilizing support • Gives legal force to decisions • Deals w/two major issues • Substance of the policy • Process of adopting the policy

  13. Policy Implementation • Resources are allocated in order to execute policy • money spent • laws passed • regulations formulated

  14. Instruments of Policy • Regulation • Government management • Taxing and spending • Market mechanisms • Education and information

  15. Policy Evaluation and Change • A step which is often disregarded in the policy process • What were the policy’s goals ? • Were they were achieved? • What are the impacts ? • direct vs. indirect • short-term vs. long-term • Try to establish a feedback loop into the policy process

  16. Lowi Policy Typology • Distributive policy • individualized grants and programs • Redistributive policy • one gains from another’s loss • Regulatory policy • government restriction of choice • protective policies

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