PPA699 Public Policy Development

Week 1 Assignment 1

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. See below Articles

Class Text

Dye, T.R. (2017). Understanding public policy (15th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Articles

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.

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