Philadelphia

This assignment addresses the following Course Outcome:

PP650-3: Evaluate the use of qualitative and quantitative analytic methods leveraged in public policymaking.

The policy process is generally not linear. It may consist of vertical and horizontal movements through time, including reiterative cyclical analysis, evaluation, revaluation, redefinition, reargument, persuasive adjustment, consensus building, deconstruction, reconstruction, reformulation, reinvention, advocacy, and strategic coalition building. The process may be geometric or quadratic, with many variables having different significance depending on the time the policy proposal has developed. For example, oil industry lobby groups seeking favorable oil drilling tax incentives are more likely to succeed than one oil company sending position papers to a Texas senator.

Instructions:

Using a policy example in your home state (state or local, not federal), prepare a paper (3–5 pages) identifying and describing the forces that led to adopting a policy. Compare and contrast the influence of the political, social, economic, and legal powers. Assess their impact and provide evidence to support your assessment.

In your evaluation, you should:

• Consider authority tools, inducements or sanctions, capacity building, hortatory tools, and learning tools.
• Describe how the use of these tools affected and influenced the outcome.

Use APA format when referring to your textbooks or any outside sources throughout the course