01:790:305 Study Guide - Tax Expenditure, Pragmatism, Vote Trading
30 Oct 2014
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Public policy- the sum of government activities, whether pursued directly or through agents, as those activities have an influence on the lives of citizens. Choices-decisions made by politicians, civil servants, or others granted authority directed toward using public power to affect the lives of citizens. These choices create a policy that can be put into action. Outputs/programs- policy choices that are put into action, this involves actions, e. g. spending money, hiring people, or promulgating regulations that are designed to affect the economy and society. Impacts- the effects that policy choices have on citizens. The federal system of government is made up of a large number of sub national governments, which makes cooperation difficult; therefore the actions of one agency may contradict those of another. Not all government policies are implemented by government employees, a number of agricultural. Encouraging v discouraging: economic tools, suasion- when instruments of policy fail, the government may use moral suasion to attempt to influence society.
