public policy

what does B. Guy Peters (2015) think about public policy?

“The set of activities that government engage in for the purpose of changing their economy and society”

what does H. Hello (1972) think about public policy? 

“A policy may be usefully considered as a course of action or inaction rather than specific decisions or actions” 

what does D. Easton (1953) think about public policy?

“a policy consists of a web of decisions and actions that allocate values”

what are the common components of public policy?

• Set of activities - some consider it a complex mix of decisions

• Set of interrelated decisions

• Web of decisions and actions

• Sets of goals

• for the purpose of changing their economy and society

how is inaction crucial for public policy? 

not doing something is also a policy, 

(Dye 1972) - ‘Anything a government chooses to do or not to do” is a public policy

What are features of the public sector?

• Face more complex and ambiguous tasks

• Face more complexities in implementing policies

• The public sector employs more people with wide ranging motivations

• Engages in activities with substantial symbolic significance

• Tends to face stricter standards of legality and oversight than does the private sector

what are the models of public policy?

•Systems model

•Rational model

•Incrementalism

•Pluralism (or Group) model

•Process (or Streams)