EVNT3005 Lecture 5: EVNT3005 Week 5
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Week 5: events and public policy- lecture notes. The foundation of public policy is composed of national constitutional laws and regulations, or promises of governments. Government agencies (e. g. tourism australia; australian sports commission; Law enforcement agencies (australian federal police; state police forces; australian. Quasi-governmental organisations (bodies put together by governments for specific purposes, such as the australian sports anti-doping authority advisory group) Regulators (financial regulators such as the australian securities and investment. Commission; australian tax office; the reserve bank of australia) E. g. national defence; clean air; street lighting; Events have a range of tangible and intangible benefits - when the benefits of events are seen to accrue to everyone, they become a public good. E. g. when they improve community cohesion, or when they bring new money into the economy. Refers to equality of access to all members of a society to certain goods and services.
