POLS 3670 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Policy, Behaviorism, Rent-Seeking
13 Apr 2014
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In countries of the global south there is implementation problems. Who are the policy formulators which are the actors that place issues on the agenda: politicians don"t always approach policy in a systematic way its messy, there are competing demands. It suggest politicians are truly caring and approach policy in a systematic way and suggests it follows a linear process. Public choice: it is influenced by behaviourism is when people started to think politics was scientific. Identified with the right-end of the political spectrum. Utility people are driven by incentives, opportunity costs. It assumes all individuals are rational maximizers to maximize their benefits that they want more for less. All actors state and non-state are self-maximizers they influence policy through rational behaviour. People vote for parties that will give you more for less. Appeal to the most number of people with as many promises as possible.
