Policy Problems and Policy Theory
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What is done in a policy analysis?
- Assembling of policy-relevant information
- Applying that information to the solution of public policy problems
What is a policy theory?
- A set of values and norms
- Assumptions about facts
- Causes and effects of problems
- The contribution of means to goals
What factors in policy can differ in precision (degree of specification)?
- Responsible actors (specified?)
- Target group (for them is the policy)
- Moment in time, term, priority (when, how long, in what order action has to take place)
- Standard and norms
- Quantity (has the necessary amount of resources or the scope of goals been quantitatively specified?)
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What are the 2 types of contingency?
- Actor-contingency: the goal is impossible to attain autonomously
- Factor-contingency: the goal is only applicable in the case a certain event takes place
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