11:374:279 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Breaking The Law, Alaska Natives, Tyrant

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior
• Course: 11:374:279
• Professor: Professor Oberg

Document Summary

Renters are left on their own to sue owner: if you can afford it, you can inspect your house for old lead, problem: if the owner knows lead exists, they have to reveal it when selling house. This law creates a perverse incentive to remain ignorant (also true for asbestos and other hazards). By using media, people"s personal values that they feel are being challenged, and science, the issue can be influenced onto an agenda. 2. (layzer) define the following two stages of policy-making. Identify what actors and organizations are most responsible for acting in these two stages. agenda setting implementation. The agenda is the set of issues under active consideration. The issue must come to the attention of policy-makers by competing for its position on the agenda prior to the formulation and adoption of any policy on the issue. This is the process of agenda-setting, and it is also the first step of the policymaking process.