Week 6 - Assignment: Examine the Impacts of Policies Implemented During the Great Recession and Week 7 - Assignment: Measure the Effects of Social Policies

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Week 6

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Assessing the Benefits and Challenges with Government Subsidies and Incentives

The great recession of 2007-2009 has left lasting strains on the U.S. economy, different

industries, businesses, and families across the United States. During the recovery period,

the U.S. government through the Obama Administration provided certain bailouts to

various industries like the banking and automobile industries. Many policies were drafted

and implemented to slow down the economic damages, while also trying to find ways to

restart the economy.

The financial bailout of the different industries during the great recession added a vast

amount of money to the U.S. debt. The gamble paid off as the U.S. economy started to

bounce back, the unemployment rate dropped, employment increased, and consumers

regained their confidence in spending.

Many opposing political leaders criticized the bailout of the different industries, citing the

impact to the national debt as not being worth the risks. Many in the media carried

ongoing coverage to shed light on the recession and recovery efforts. The media, in this

case, played a crucial role in how information was released to the public and helped to

narrate and analyze different policies being implemented.

Media personnel and other policy experts were analyzing different policies on television,

radio, and in print and online newspapers on a daily basis to help the public understand

what each policy meant. Naturally, there were some political influences, but that is to be

expected with policy development and implementation. Politics play a role in policy

development, implementation, and evaluation because different political views often clash

over what policies are instituted.

References:

Be sure to review this week's resources carefully. You are expected to apply the

information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.

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Books and Resources for this Week

Béland, D., Rocco, P., & Waddan, A.

(2016). Reassessing policy drift: Social

policy change in the United States.

Social Policy & Administration... Link

Breznau, N. (2017). Positive returns and

equilibrium: Simultaneous feedback

between public opinion and social

policy. Policy Studies Journal... Link

Gertler, M., & Gilchrist, S. (2018). What

happened: Financial factors in the great

recession†. Journal of Economic

Perspectives, 32(3)... Link

Glei, D. A., Goldman, N., & Weinstein,

M. (2019). A growing socioeconomic

divide: Effects of the Great Recession

on perceived economic distress... Link

Week 6 - Assignment: Examine the Impacts of Policies

Implemented During the Great Recession Assignment

Due April 17 at 11:59 PM

80 % 4 of 5 topics complete

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As an independent consultant with the federal government, assess three policies that

were implemented during the Great Recession and then explain how those policies helped

shape the recovery efforts. During the Great Recession, several industries were bailed out

such as the automobile industry and the financial industry. Select any of the bailout

policies. Then, be sure your paper includes the following:

1. Explain the benefits that resulted from the policies you chose.

2. Criticize the overall recovery efforts and identify whether the bailouts were

necessary.

3. Describe alternative policies that could have been drafted instead of the bailout

approach to the banking and automobile industries.

4. Assess any changes those great recession policies might have gone through up to

today.

Length: 5–7 pages, not including title and reference pages.

References: Include a minimum of 5 scholarly resources.

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts

presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this

topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure

to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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