Public policy
Public policy is an institutionalized proposal or a decided set of elements like laws, regulations, guidelines, and actions to solve or address relevant and real-world problems, guided by a conception and often implemented by programs. These policies govern and include various aspects of life such as education, health care, employment, finance, economics, transportation, and all over elements of society. The implementation of public policy is known as public administration. Public policy can be considered to be the sum of a government's direct and indirect activities and has been conceptualized in a variety of ways.They are created and/or enacted on behalf of the public typically by a government. Sometimes they are made by nonprofit organizations or are made in co-production with communities or citizens, which can include potential experts, scientists, engineers and stakeholders or scientific data, or sometimes use some of their results. They are typically made by policy-makers affiliated with (in democratic polities) currently elected politicians. Therefore, the "policy process is a complex political process in which there are many actors: elected politicians, political party leaders, pressure groups, civil servants, publicly employed professionals, judges, non-governmental organizations, international agencies, academic experts, journalists and even sometimes citizens who see themselves as the passive recipients of policy."
A popular way of understanding and engaging in public policy is through a series of stages known as "the policy cycle", which was first discussed by the political scientist Harold Laswell in his book ''The Decision Process: Seven Categories of Functional Analysis'', published in 1956. The characterization of particular stages can vary, but a basic sequence is agenda setting, policy formulation, legitimation, implementation, and evaluation. "It divides the policy process into a series of stages, from a notional starting point at which policymakers begin to think about a policy problem to a notional end point at which a policy has been implemented and policymakers think about how successful it has been before deciding what to do next."
Officials considered as policymakers bear responsibility to advance the interests of a host of different stakeholders. Policy design entails conscious and deliberate effort to define policy aims and map them instrumentally. Academics and other experts in policy studies have developed a range of tools and approaches to help in this task. Government action is the decisions, policies, and actions taken by governments, which can have a significant impact on individuals, organizations, and society at large. Regulations, subsidies, taxes, and spending plans are just a few of the various shapes it might take. Achieving certain social or economic objectives, such as fostering economic expansion, lowering inequality, or safeguarding the environment, is the aim of government action. Provided by Wikipedia
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21Contributors: “...University of Missouri--Columbia. Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs. Institute of Public...”
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25by Hodgkins, Andrew, PContributors: “...Frances Abele (School of Public Policy, Carelton University)...”
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27Published 2016Contributors: “...College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (degree granting college)...”
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31by Salonen, HilmaContributors: “...University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences, Social and public policy...”
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34by Dupeyron, BrunoContributors: “...Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS)...”
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35Published 2016Contributors: “...College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (degree granting college)...”
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36Contributors: “...Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Engineering and Public Policy (CMU, EPP)...”
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37Contributors: “...Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Engineering and Public Policy (CMU, EPP)...”
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38Contributors: “...Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Engineering and Public Policy (CMU, EPP)...”
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