Public Policy Contents
Public Policy Contents
I.What is Public Policy:Public policy is a goal- directed or purposive course of action taken by government in an attempt to deal with a public problem. 1.Distributive:transportation,public safety,education, recreation,construction of harbors,reservoirs, dams 2 Regulatory:working conditions,minimum wage, industry standards 3 Redistributive:social welfare programs for the poor
I. What is Public Policy: Public policy is a goal- directed or purposive course of action taken by government in an attempt to deal with a public problem. 1. Distributive: transportation, public safety, education, recreation, construction of harbors, reservoirs, dams 2 Regulatory: working conditions, minimum wage, industry standards 3 Redistributive: social welfare programs for the poor
Il.Relationships between Politics and Ecnomy What is politics?Who gets what,when and how (according to Harold Lasswell) What is economics?efficient allocation of scarce resources 1.Three approaches toward political economy 1)Mercantilism or statism:politics determines economics 2)Marxism:economics determines politics 3)Classical liberalism:politics and economics should be separated as much as possible
II. Relationships between Politics and Ecnomy What is politics? Who gets what, when and how (according to Harold Lasswell) What is economics? efficient allocation of scarce resources 1. Three approaches toward political economy 1) Mercantilism or statism: politics determines economics 2) Marxism: economics determines politics 3) Classical liberalism: politics and economics should be separated as much as possible
2.Relationships between politics and economy in the U.S. Classical liberalism(free enterprise system, capitalist market economy)is still the dominant ideology in the U.S.even though it has been declining since the 1930s.On one hand,U.S.is still a regulative and distributive state,not a developmental state.U.S.still maintains,by a large, a Laissez faire capitalist economic system.On the other hand,however,thre is no quesion that the role of government in the U.S.economy has increased significantly since the 1930s
2. Relationships between politics and economy in the U.S. Classical liberalism (free enterprise system, capitalist market economy) is still the dominant ideology in the U.S. even though it has been declining since the 1930s. On one hand, U.S. is still a regulative and distributive state, not a developmental state. U.S. still maintains, by a large, a Laissez faire capitalist economic system. On the other hand, however, thre is no quesion that the role of government in the U.S. economy has increased significantly since the 1930s
The U.S.is still one of the most capitalist countries in the world Extent of government ownership of industry Canada Medium-low France High Great Britain Medium Italy High Japan Medium Sweden High Germany Medium U.S. Low (U.S.government owns postal service,TVA,passenger train,partially owns National Public Radio and PBS)
The U.S. is still one of the most capitalist countries in the world Extent of government ownership of industry Canada Medium-low France High Great Britain Medium Italy High Japan Medium Sweden High Germany Medium U.S. Low (U.S. government owns postal service, TVA, passenger train, partially owns National Public Radio and PBS)