Quiz Flashcards
3 styles of analysis
analytic descriptive; value committed; value critical
Name the six fundamental policy elements that are examined in the chamber and bonk policy analysis framework:
- Goals and objectives
- Forms of benefits or services delivered
- Entitlement (eligibility) rules
- Administrative or organizational structure for service delivery
- Financing method
- Interactions among the prior elements
Name the three traditional value perspectives that are often used to evaluate policy
● Adequacy
● Equity
● Efficiency
- This aspect of a social problem depends on the following three things: the power and social status of those who are defining the problem, the sheer number of people affected, and the amount of destruction to society and the unaddressed problem has:
The importance
This dimension of social problem analysis describes the probable roots of the problem and its likely impacts on people and society
Causes and Consequences
These help determine how a problem is defined and what policy outcomes are preferred:
Values
Good problem definitions should have these three characteristics
● Specific
● Concrete
● Measurable
An abstract and general statement of desired outcomes
Goal
A specific, empirical, measurable statement about the desired outcome
Objective
This element of an objective defines who and how many are to be affected by the policy and who the policy is seeking to directly benefit:
Target group specification
This element of objectives are statements about the extent of changes or effects the program or policy is expected to have:
Performance Standards
Name two reasons why objectives are essential
- They give the concrete outcome toward which program operations are directed
- Programs cannot be evaluated for effectiveness without an objective
These kinds of programs deliver goods
Hard benefit programs
This benefit is received in the form of negotiable currency, which is exchangeable without loss of value
Cash
This benefit is received in the form of pre or post payments to the purveyors of the benefit
credits/vouchers
This benefit is received in the form of the right of recipients to make decisions that serve self-interests of themselves or a group that they are affiliated with
Power over decisions
This benefit is received in the form of payments made to a third party who is responsible for delivering the direct benefit:
Subsidy
What are the four dimensions to consider in doing policy analysis, according to Chambers & Bonk?
● Problem definition
● Causal analysis
● Ideology and values
● Gainers and losers
List five types of benefits/services
● Material goods/commodities ● Cash ● Expert services ● Positive Discrimination ● Credits/Vouchers ● Subsidies ● Government guarantees ● Protective regulation ● Power over decision
What are the three forms of policy that social workers should engage in?
● Policy-Sensitive Practice
● Policy-Related Practice
● Policy Advocacy
The “importance” of a social problem depends on three things, what are they?
● The power and social status of those defining the problem
● The sheer number of people affected
● The amount of destruction to society an unaddressed problem has
List six criteria for evaluating benefits and services
● Stigmatization ● Cost-effectiveness ● Fit with the social problem analysis ● Adequacy, ● Equity, ● Efficiency ● Complexity and cost of administration ● Adaptability across users ● Consumer Sovereignty ● Substitutability
There are various ways of funding social policies and programs. Name at least three of those approaches
● Prepayments and the insurance principle
● Publicly regulated private contracts
● Voluntary contributions
● Tax revenue appropriation
○ Categorical grants and block grant funding
● Fee for service
● Private endowment
List two criteria for evaluating the financing of social policies
● The potential for theft or corruption ● The potential for financial risk ● Perverse incentives ● Continuity in funding ● Funding stability ● Fit with social problem analysis ● Adequacy, Equity, and Efficiency
