Policy Analysis &
Implementation
Theories of
Decision Process
,The Need for Better Theories
Simplifying a Complex world with theories and frameworks
The policy process is enormously complex:
1) involving 100s of actors
2) sometimes spanning decades
3) involving dozens of different programs in any specific policy domain
(i.e., pollution) over multiple levels of government (local, state,
federal)
4) involving policy debates that are often quite technical
5) involving deeply held values and interests
,A policy analyst must find a way to simplify the process if
there is ever a hope to understand it.
How is this done?
Through a set of presuppositions (that later can be described
as conceptual frameworks or theories).
These set of presuppositions help in:
1.figuring out what to look for and
2.how to classify or categorize the information
, How do we develop these presuppositions?
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Implementation
Theories of
Decision Process
,The Need for Better Theories
Simplifying a Complex world with theories and frameworks
The policy process is enormously complex:
1) involving 100s of actors
2) sometimes spanning decades
3) involving dozens of different programs in any specific policy domain
(i.e., pollution) over multiple levels of government (local, state,
federal)
4) involving policy debates that are often quite technical
5) involving deeply held values and interests
,A policy analyst must find a way to simplify the process if
there is ever a hope to understand it.
How is this done?
Through a set of presuppositions (that later can be described
as conceptual frameworks or theories).
These set of presuppositions help in:
1.figuring out what to look for and
2.how to classify or categorize the information
, How do we develop these presuppositions?
v/s
