Social Welfare-Politics and Public Policy TEST 1 CHAPTER 1-4 DiNitto

What is social welfare Policy?

broadly defined social welfare policy encompasses all that governments do or do not do that affects their citizens quality of life.

Social welfare policy includes a variety of social insurance, public assistance and social service programs.

What is the Major welfare programs ?

Social Security Administration, Medicaid, Medicare, Snap, WIC,

What are the process in policy analyst?

Multidisciplinary inquiry aiming at the creation, critical assessment, and communication of policy-relevant information.

is the process through which we identify and evaluate alternative policies or programs that are intended to lessen or resolve social economic, or physical problems.

Identify some policy problems.

agenda setting, non decisions, political ideology, special interests, the mass media, public opinion.

What is progressive tax?

takes a higher percentage from the rich than from the poor.

What is regressive tax?

Takes a higher percentage from the poor than from the rich

What is the most important policy statement?

Balancing the budget

what are the steps in policy analysis?

1. Identifying policy problems

2. Formulating policy proposals

3. legitimizing public policy

4. Implementing public policy

5. evaluating social welfare policy

What are the steps in policy implementation?

1. Creating, organizing and staffing agencies to carry out the new policy. 2. Issuing directives, rules, regulations, and guidelines to translate policies into specific courses of action. 3. directing and coordinating both personnel and expenditures toward the achievement of policy objectives 4. monitoring the activities used to carry out the policy.

What are the barriers of implementation?

Communication, laws and policies often vague, DHHS struggles to maintain accurate communication,, Sometimes laws and policies are conflictual, bureaucracy, Congress and president pass vague policies to give administrators greater discretion and then they can take credit or blame for effective or unpopular action. States VS feds, fed set up regulations for states but do not fund them.

What is Policy evaluation?

Is to determine what happens after policies and programs are put into place.

What is rational activity in the evaluation process?

Evaluation scholars understand that policy and program evaluation takes place in political environment, but they define evaluation as a rational activity.

What is a political Activity?

Can never be separated from politics, political problems, Unclear ambiguous Program Goals-purposely vague and sometimes contradictory goals. confusion between policy ends and means, symbolic goals-not intended to change social issue just to show the government cares.

What does evaluation address?

1. program needs-conduct a carefully executed needs assessment to identify the target group.

2. conceptualization and design-from the rational evaluators perspective, identifying a rational or logical response to the problem.

3. Monitoring-The evaluator's role is to conduct a process, implementation, or progress evaluation to determine whether the policy or program is being implemented according to plan.

4. Impact and utility-is outcome or product evaluation. This is what most people really want to know did the program produce its intended effect?

5. Efficiency-assessing cost-benefit and efficiency. Policymakers are constantly looking at ways to save money.

what are state Taxes?

Taxes that are used for roads, parks state lotteries.

What is federal taxes?

individual income tax, social security payroll taxes, corporation income taxes, sales tax

Why is evaluation difficult?

Costs are usually measured in dollars, but many of the values of education, health or self-esteem cannot be measured in dollars alone. Cost savings are not the only goals that society wants to achieve. It is difficult to pursue rational evaluation when benefits and costs are measured in different ways.

What are the different forms of evaluation?

Public hearings, site visits, program measures, Comparison with professional standards, Classic experimental design, theoretical evaluation,

What is Elisabeth Poor law

was passes as a means of controlling those poor who were unable to locate employment and who might cause discretion. Taxes where levied to finance the new welfare system-1601, deserving and undeserving, outdoor relief and indoor relief, outdoor-described assistance provide to many deserving poor in their own homes. indoor-provided to those unable to care for themselves.

what was the New Deal?

to provide relief recovery and reform. provided job training provided aid and temporary work programs.

What was war on poverty?

a welfare rights movement was to help people obtain benefits to which they were entitled.

what was the economic opportunity act?

was created a multitude of programs, a new independent federal bureaucracy, the office of economic opportunity was established to coordinate the programs.

what is privatization?

outsourcing or contracting out government services.