public policy

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In the implementation of public policies, plans are developed, budgets are determined, leadership and organizational structure is established, workers are hired, and services or products are delivered. Implementation is where public policies become real. In reality implementation is also where policies succeed or fail. If the implementation plans are good, the program, project, or policy envisioned in the legislation can be developed, evaluated, and improved. If the implementation plan is poor, no matter the reason, the policy can fail, or not even make it past the planning stages. The implementation is what the public sees of the policy process, the finished tangible/ intangible product. We will explore the different stages of the process.
Many people regard public policies as deliberate responses or purposeful actions to alleviate problems and needs systematically identified by some legitimate means. It is commonly assumed that government policies are intended to solve or at least deal with major social and economic problems. There is typically some disparity, however, between the perception of the average citizen about policy processes and the outcomes and realities of policy making. Public policy is defined as the organizing framework of purposes and rationales for government programs that deal with specific societal problems. (Milakovich 2009) policies are more often the product of responses to particular circumstances or problems rather than the result of deliberate actions.
According to Milakovich policy making can be described as occurring in four stages. The first is a legislative stage involving both Congress and the president and often experts in the field ( public administrators) , in which basic legislation is dra...

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...mplementation, and (3) to influence the responses of those in the program's external political environment.
In conclusion The policy-making process is complex, loosely coordinated process that goes through many steps to still fail in the end. The policy making process consist of four stages: Legislative, Administrative, Implementation, and review stages. All of which are important to the success of a policy. If at any level something is missed an entire policy could fail. As public Administration grows a field of study, bureaucrats will be able to provide their expertise at the various stages to ensure successful implementations of policies in the public and private sectors

Works Cited

Milakovich, M. (2012). Public Administration in America [VitalSource bookshelf version]. Retrieved from http://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/books/9781285028262/id/L9-1-4

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