Public policy

Question 1

Public policy

Answer 1

the position adopted and the actions taken (or avoided) by governments as they address the needs of society

Question 2

Policy analysis

Answer 2

the systematic study of the content and impact of public policy

Question 3

Rational model

Answer 3

(Herbert Simon, 1983) an approach to understanding policy that assumes the methodical identification of the most efficient means of achieving specific goals

Question 4

Cost-benefit analysis

Answer 4

an effort to make decisions on the basis of a systematic review of the relative costs and benefits of available options

Question 5

Incremental model

Answer 5

an approach to policy-making that sees policy evolution as taking the form of small changes following negotiation with affected interests

Question 6

Garbage-can model

Answer 6

an approach to understanding policy-making that emphasizes its fluid, partial, and disorganized qualities