PAF 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Culture War, Externality, Elite
Document Summary
The actual policy process is rarely so simple or clear-cut. Still guides a lot of research and understanding of public policy. Problems that are worthy of government attention. Two types of agendas: systemic all of the issues under the jurisdiction of governmental authority, institutional items up for active and serious consideration of decision-makers. May not be consensus on what issues fall on each agenda. Hard to think of issues that everyone agrees are outside the scope of government action. Poverty, education, environmental, labor, and food regulation all emerged onto the systemic agenda in the 20th century. Often issues emerge as part of an institutional agenda and then retrench to the systemic agenda after action is taken or when action can"t be taken. Pseudo-issues: issues placed on the docket to appease certain interest groups but without serious policy making intention: culture wars issues, anti-poverty issues. Reactivity to current events issue attention cycle. Punctuated equilibria more issues are placed on institutional agenda.
