Policy Implementation
Final Exam
I. (10 points) Choose any contemporary political issue and discuss in the context of 7 of the following terms:
Equity,
Efficiency,
Welfare,
Security,
Liberty,
Comprehensive Rational Decision Making,
Incrementalism
Garbage Cans
Symbols (Stories)
Numbers,
Causes,
Interests,
Inducements,
Rules,
Facts,
Rights,
Powers,
Agenda Setting,
Policy Formulation,
Implementation,
Evaluation,
Voting.
II. (5 points) In Frederickson’s call for a more socially equitable public sector, there are inherent paradoxes that would impede such efforts. Discuss, through an example, how a more socially equitable public sector can overcome any such policy paradox.
(H. George Frederickson, Social Equity and Public Administration: Origins, Developments, and Applications, M.E. Sharpe)
III. (5 points) Discuss how the arguments for centralization versus decentralization of distribution of political power, as discussed in Stone, parallel the top-down versus bottom-up administration methods of policy implementation.