Chapter 17: Policy Making, Social Welfare & Insurance Flashcards
Pluralist democracies create multiple centers of power
Fragmentation
What are examples of fragmentation
Separation of Powers, Federalism, Interest Groups, Agencies, Jurisdiction
What is the revolving door
Congressional or Bureaucrat workers in a policy areas leave the government to work as a lobbyist for an industry
What is the Ethics in government act of 1978
Senior Executives are not allowed to lobby for 1 year after leaving the government
What was Clinton’s Ethics policy
No lobbying for 5 years and never allowed to lobby for a foreign government
In the top 5 things to remember in public policy, changes occur how?
Changes occur in small increments
In the top 5 things to remember in public policy, privatization can be found where?
Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Prisons, Schools
In the top 5 things to remember in public policy, who is investing what in order to get policy passed?
Policy Entrepreneurs are investing time, energy, and resources
In the top 5 things to remember in public policy, what’s another term for the public having a short attention span?
Issue Attention Cycle
In the top 5 things to remember in public policy, what means things might not get done or taken seriously
Inaction
Society has the obligation to provide for the needy
Social Welfare
What is the most controversial purpose of the government
Social Welfare
Social Welfare intends to distribute wealth to who
From the Rich to Poor
Social Welfare promotes what?
Social and Economic Equality
Social Welfare make policies of government a choice between what?
Between Wealth and Equality with equity winning
