HST211H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: North American Free Trade Agreement, Decision-Making, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
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Policy analysis: study of what governments do or don"t do. A course of action- a continuous process- a set of decisions- a flow. An unfolding tapestry of words and symbols that structures thinking and action. Composed of the many competing definitions or denials of problems. Rest of public advocacy by government, parties and interest groups. Structures and institutions: that constrain and influence the actors. Exhaustive expenditures: use goods and services for government activities proper. Transfer payments: shift private income from one person to another. Public expendutre: government spending; an average of 20% of gdp from 1947-51 total expenditures rose to a peak of 49% of gdp in 1992. Average poor"s family income (without gov help): ,500. Average poor"s family income (with gov help): ,600. Collective solutions/social action: based on the belief that we are social beings that people need to people to be fully human, working together to enforce sharing, encourage growth and protect people.
