Public policy
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| - | '''Public policy''' can be generally defined as the course of action (or inaction) taken by the [[State (polity)|state]] with regard to a particular issue. Other scholars define it as a system of "courses of action, [[regulation|regulatory]] measures, [[law]]s, and [[funding]] priorities concerning a given topic promulgated by a governmental entity or its representatives." Public policy is commonly embodied "in constitutions, legislative acts, and judicial decisions." | ||
| - | In the [[United States]], this concept refers not only to the end result of policies, but more broadly to the [[decision-making]] and [[analysis]] of governmental decisions. As an [[academic discipline]], public policy is studied by professors and students at [[public policy schools]] of major [[universities]] throughout the country. The U.S. professional association of public policy practitioners, researchers, scholars, and students is the [[Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management]]. | + | '''Public policy''' is the process by which governments translate their political vision into programmes and actions to deliver outcomes. The ‘real world’ is constantly changing and this has resulted in the movement towards greater use of evidence in policy design, making and implementation. [[Rational choice theory]], or now more frequently known as [[evidence-based policy]], argues that focusing on scientific evidence, instead of history and culture, should guide public policy making. |
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Advocacy]] | ||
| + | * [[Advocacy evaluation]] | ||
| + | * [[Eightfold path (policy analysis)]] | ||
| + | *[[Harold Lasswell]] | ||
| * [[List of public policy topics by country]] | * [[List of public policy topics by country]] | ||
| * [[List of public administration schools]] | * [[List of public administration schools]] | ||
| * [[Mandate (politics)]] | * [[Mandate (politics)]] | ||
| * [[Overton window]] | * [[Overton window]] | ||
| + | * [[Public comment]] | ||
| + | * [[Public policy school]] | ||
| + | * [[Public criminology]] | ||
| + | * Public choice | ||
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Public policy is the process by which governments translate their political vision into programmes and actions to deliver outcomes. The ‘real world’ is constantly changing and this has resulted in the movement towards greater use of evidence in policy design, making and implementation. Rational choice theory, or now more frequently known as evidence-based policy, argues that focusing on scientific evidence, instead of history and culture, should guide public policy making.
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See also
- Advocacy
- Advocacy evaluation
- Eightfold path (policy analysis)
- Harold Lasswell
- List of public policy topics by country
- List of public administration schools
- Mandate (politics)
- Overton window
- Public comment
- Public policy school
- Public criminology
- Public choice
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