Lecture 02 Public Policy

Which of the following best defines public policy?

• • A formal rule or plan adopted by private organizations.

• • An individual’s personal opinion on a social issue.

• • A deliberate course of action (or inaction) by government bodies to address public problems.

• • A cultural norm shared by communities.

Which of the following is NOT an essential element of a public policy?

• • Policy goals/outcomes (what the policy seeks to achieve).

• • Voter turnout statistics for elections (how many people vote and why).

• • Instruments (laws, subsidies, regulations, programs).

• • Problem definition (what is being addressed).

According to William N. Dunn, policy analysis can best be described as:

• A)

• • An economic analysis of government budgets for public goods.

• • An academic pursuit focused on generating theory and models.

• • A set of legal rules enforced by the judiciary and government.

• • A multidisciplinary inquiry aimed at creating and communicating policy-relevant knowledge.

What key difference distinguishes policy analysis from typical academic political science research?

• • Policy analysis ignores values, but political science focuses on values.

• • Policy analysis is conducted by non-governmental organizations while political science is the domain of governmental organizations.

• • Policy analysis is qualitative, while political science is mainly quantitative.

• • Policy analysis seeks what works in solving real problems, whereas political science often seeks knowledge for its own sake.

In the context of policy analysis, saying it is normative means that:

• • Analysis in Policy domain relies only on objective data with no value judgments.

• • Policy analysis ignores efficiency and equity considerations.

• • Policy Analysis describes policies exactly as they are without prescriptions.

• Policy analysis It involves value judgments about what ought to be based on fairness and efficiency etc

Which of the following is an example of a public policy instrument?

• A written regulation or law imposing environmental standards.

• A citizen’s voting preference.

• A private company’s internal rulebook.

• Holding a public referendum

A policy analyst uses statistical data to predict the effects of a proposed education subsidy. This activity falls under which domain of policy analysis?

• • A Problem definition

• • Evaluating implemented policy

• • Drafting a new policy

• • Forecasting expected outcomes.

Which element of public policy involves clearly stating the issue being addressed?

• • Instruments of public Policy

• Stakeholders

• Problem statement

• Actors

• Which element of a public policy deals with monitoring its impact and making revisions?

• • Goals/Outcomes.

• • Resources & implementation.

• • Actors.

• Evaluation & feedback