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public policy process test 1
midterm
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Political Studies
Graduate
10/15/2007

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Term
The theories of public policy process
Definition

 REGIS

Rational choice theory

Elite theory

Group theory

Institutionalism

Systems theory

Term
Official and unofficial actors
Definition

Official: LEJ

Unofficial: CIPTMN

Citizens

Interest groups

Political parties

Think Tanks

Media

Networks/subgovs. 

Term
Elements of policy design
Definition

GCP

Goals

Causal theory

Policy Tools/instruments 

Term
Policy Instruments
Definition

MRPL

Monetary provision/extraction

Restrictions/sanctions/penalties

Provision of goods/services/info

Legal protection 

Term
Two ways to study policy implementation
Definition

Top-down

Bottum-up 

Term
Reasons and explanations for failure
Definition

PICTBRRACH

Political institution

Implementation

Causal theory

Tools

Boundaries

Relizeable expectations

Relationship w/ other policies

Alternatives

Changing environment

High expectations 

Term
Types of policy evaluation
Definition

CPS

Casual eval

Procedural eval

Systematic eval 

Term
When doing a policy evaluation, what impacts must be considered
Definition

DAMIT

Direct/indirect costs

Affect the problem and target population

May or may not work quickly

Influence on third parties

Tangible or no 

Term
Problems encountered in policy evaluation
Definition

DIRTDUC

Diffuse impacts

Influence (lack of)

Resistance

Time frame 

Data collection probs

Uncertainty of goals 

Causality 

Term
What sorts of categorizatinos do we use?
Definition

MRSPDRSP

Material policy

Regulatory

Substantive

Procedural

Distributive

Redistributive

Symbolic

Public vs. Private Goods 

Term
Categories of policy agenda
Definition

ASID

Agenda Universe

Systemic

Institutional

Decision 

Term
Different forms of policy legitimacy
Definition

Courtroom/judicial

Legislative legit

Administrative

Popular decision-making

 

Term
Taking advantage of window of opportunity
Definition

Venue shopping

Event

Trend

Social contruction 

Term
Cost Benefit
Definition

TOWS

Third Party

Opportunity  Costs

Welfare criteria (pareto and kaldor-hicks)

Surplus 

Term
Difficulties Cost Benefit
Definition

MENDB

Monetary assignment

Excessively utilitarian

Nonsense on stilts

Decisions--made only from cost-ben.

Benefits--who does 

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