Political Science 2211E Study Guide - Final Guide: Carbon Footprint, Comparative Advantage, Bourgeoisie

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2211E
• Professor: Zheger Hassan

Document Summary

Public policy: whatever governments choose to do or not to do. The non-decisions can be just as important as taking action. This is essentially the government controlling aspects that shape a society e. g. health, education, infrastructure, environment, welfare, urban development, the economy and social security. The government calls for certain percent of citizens income to help contribute to our needs and demands how they chose to allocate and spend tax money is an outcome of public policy. They have to decide the seriousness if it"s a problem. (ow does the government prioritize these problems: policy formulation. Policy makers propose a situation from the set agenda. This process involves research or exploring different options for addressing a problem: policy adoption. Critical stage because politicians can be held accountable for their decisions. This is when the media can comment and publicize their opinions. They need to analyze the costs and benefits, advantages and disadvantages: policy implementation, policy evaluation.