Policy and Regulation Flashcards
Objectives of policy
reduce poverty, better job training, increase trade
How are policy objectives achieved
increased funding, more staff, new offices, partnerships
what is policy
“whatever government chooses to do or not to do
deliberate, measurable action
______ _____ is a key part of policy
conscious choice
policy agenda
relevance to the public, whose views reflect the majority and what solutions are achievable
elements of policy
defining the policy agenda
which social interest groups speak for society
how to deal with hidden agendas
policy discourse
capacity to develop policy
systematic bias
policy discourse
the structure of thinking and action that occurs around a policy issue
systematic bias
there is a preplanned policy agenda put forward that is rapidly adopted
Why is policy not always a good thing
Increased regulation is a hidden cost that no one sees
ex: increased regulation in the USA between 1980 and 2015 cost around $4 trillion
3 key aspects of a political institution
1) the central role played by humans
2) the foundation is based upon systemized rules
3) this organized structured creates the capacity to function
Institutions
mechanisms or a bundle of rules, through which choice are made and conflicts are resolved
what do institutions do
establish who is permitted to participate, how the decision-making process will function, and place any limits on the range of outcomes
what does a state consist of
political institutions that together comprise a system of order that claims a monopoly on the determinations that are binding on society
Actors of state institutions
the electoral system; bureaucracies; executives; parliaments; judiciary
What does it mean when it is said that Canada has a tradition as a weak state
means that state institutions do not dominate the policy agenda in Canada and that the public policy is malleable and defined by the current government
