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| An intentional course of action or inaction followed by government in dealing with some problems or matter of concern |
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| What are the seven stages of the public policy process? |
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- Problem recognition
- Agenda setting
- Policy formulation
- Policy adoption
- Budgeting
- Policy implementation
- Policy evaluation
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| What are the 3 forms which policy formulation may take form? |
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- Routine formulation- altering existing policy proposals or creating new proposals in an issue area
- Analogous formulation- handles new problems by drawing on older rulings or past problems
- Creative formulation- develo new proposals that represent a departure from existing practices
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| A set of issues to be discussed or given attention |
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| A discussion agenda; it consists of all public issues that are viewed as requirin governmental attention |
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| problems to which public official feel obliged to devote active and serious attention |
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| The constant process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by government |
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| crafting of proposed courses of action to resolve public problems |
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| How would administrative agencies implement their policies? |
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- Authoritative techniques - government restrains the people's actions
- Incentive techniques - offering payoffs or financial inducements
- Capacity techniques - provide people with information, education, training, or resources that enable them to participate in activity
- Hortatory techniques - appeals to people's better instincts
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