Understanding Public Policy

In a three to four page APA paper (not including cover and reference pages), address the following:

·  Assess the importance of policy analysis during the development and implementation stages of public policy.

·  Discuss the social impact of policies.

·  Discuss the limitations policies have on government power.

Use at least one of the assigned articles to support your position and cite the reference appropriately.

·        Dye, T.R. (2010).  Understanding public policy (13th ed.).  Longman: Pearson Prentice Hall.

·        Anderson, C. W.  (1988). Political judgment and policy analysis.  Public Administration Quarterly, 11(4), 439-462. Retrieved from ProQuest database.

·        Boerner, K. & Uebelmesser, S. (2007).  Migration and the welfare state: The economic power of the non-voter?              International Tax and Public Finance, 14(1), 93-111. Retrieved from ProQuest database.

·        Eisinger, P. (2006).  Imperfect federalism: The intergovernmental partnership for Homeland Security.  Public Administration Review, 66(4), 537-545. Retrieved from ProQuest database.

·        Flannery, N.P. (2014, March 24). Can corporate leaders push through immigration reform in 2014? Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanielparishflannery/2014/03/24/can-corporate-leaders-push-through-immigration-reform-in-2014/

·        Fossett, J.W.,   Ouellette, A.R.,  Philpott, S., Magnus, D. & McGee, G. (2007).  Federalism & bioethics: States and moral pluralism. The Hastings Center Report, 37(6), 24-35. Retrieved from ProQuest database.

·        Gould, J.B. (2002).  Playing with fire: The civil liberties implications of September 11th.  Public Administration Review: Special Issue, 62, 74-79. Retrieved from ProQuest database.

·        Haller, S.F. & Gerrie, J. (2007). The ole of science in public policy: Higher reason, or reason for hire? Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 20(2), 139-165. Retrieved from ProQuest database.

·        Harvey, J.T. (2013, May 1). Austerity leads to…austerity! Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2013/05/01/austerity-leads-to-austerity/

·        Houston, M.J. & Rothschild, M.L. (1980).  Policy-related experiments on information provision: A normative model and explication. JMR, Journal of Marketing Research, 17(4), 432. Retrieved from ProQuest database.

·        Hubbard, R. G., Skinner & J., Zeldes, S. P. (1994).  Expanding the life-cycle model: Precautionary saving and public policy. The American Economic Review, 84(2), 174. Retrieved from ProQuest database.

·        Kramer, H. (2014, February 11). How immigration reform – or lack thereof – is hurting our economic competiveness. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/hilarykramer/2014/02/11/how-immigration-reform-or-lack-thereof-is-hurting-our-economic-competitiveness/

·        Lavis, J.N., Posada, F.B., Haines, A. & Osei, E. (2004).  Use of research to inform public policymaking. The Lancet, 364(9445), 1615-21. Retrieved from ProQuest database.

·        Nordhaus, R. & Danish, K.W. (2005).  Assessing the options for designing a mandatory U. S. greenhouse gas reduction program. Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, 32(1), 97-163. Retrieved from ProQuest database.

·        Taylor, J.B. (1993).  Discretion versus policy rules in practice. Retrieved from   http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~skrause/E711/PartIV/Taylor-1993.pdf

·        Witko, C. (2006). PACs, issue context, and congressional decision making. Political Research Quarterly, 59(2), 283-292, 294-295. Retrieved from ProQuest database.

·        Forbes. (2012, February 13). Risk on, austerity wins in Greece [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyE_J5Ei1dY