Political Science 2244E Lecture Notes - Elite Theory, Pentagon, Elite
15 Jan 2014
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American guv jan 15 public policy: why study public policy, they represent issues that affect you, healthcare controversy- who is insured etc. Its such an important point bc it affects millions of americans. Getting let off leads you to be concerned about it greatly bc you no longer have coverage: education policy. Ppl struggle to buy expensive homes in certain areas so their kids can go to a better school: transportation policy, addressing from the macro level. But we need to narrow it down: how to study public policy, competing approaches. James madison writings: an approach that recognizes the fundamental importance of. Groups and how they compete with eachother for political. Some pluralist interpret this as everyone having the same resources. Elite theory approach: made popular by c. wright mills wrote the book the power elite , govt privileges some instances the access of some over others.
