Chapter 1 Dye Policy Analysis
Subject:
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Politics [3]
Government [4]
Policy [6]
sociology [7]
Policy analysis [9]
Evaluation [10]
economics [11]
Public choice theory [12]
Economic model [13]
Policy-public policy is whatever government chooses to do or not to do/ a projected program of goals, values and practices. -today people expect government to do a great many things for them -understanding the causes and consequences of policy decisions improves our knowledge of society -policy studies helps us learn about the linkage between social and economic conditions in society -policy studies incorporate the ideas and methods of economics, sociology, anthropology, psycology, history, law and public administration -public policy can be studied for political purposes to ensure that the nation adopts the "right" policies to achieve the "right" goals -policy analysis is finding out what governments do, why they do it and what