public policy analysis

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Public Policy Analysis

Dynamic Cover Page

o Title of Project

o Class name, date, professor name, TA name, discussion section, etc

Table of Contents Page

Basics:

12-15 pages,

appropriate subheadings,

standard MS Word formatting,

double-spaced,

Times New Roman 12-pt font,

page numbers

Primary Contents (Subheadings)

o Introduction – introduce your project’s main objective 

Include the general plan of the document

(If you decide to focus on selected parts of your law, make a statement here)

o History of the Act – why was the law necessary 

Public policy prescription 

Market failure or Government Failure

o Trace its implementation – How did it come into place

Act, Code, Agency, etc. (Administrative bodies: SEC, Justice department, federal policy department, FBI, Mr. President)

o Impact on business and society – Utilizing Class theories to analyze how did it make influences 

Demonstrate your knowledge from the course content – theories, models, principles, etc.

o Policy Analysis – Conclusion & Suggestions

Did it work? 

What are its strengths and weaknesses? 

Recommendations for future policy makers

Appendix Pages

(directly following main document)

o Include the official Title page of the law indicating the following: 

Congress number (Ex: One Hundred Seventh Congress…), An Act, Section 1: Short Titles and Table of Contents (List of ‘Titles’)

First 5 pages of the law (screen shot/ copy paste/ pdf/any format)

References Page

(at the very end of the paper following the appendices)

o This is the bibliography (ten minimum quality references) 

Academic journal articles, government documents/records, key books, official websites 

Avoid media publications, material with no author, blogs, non-peer reviewed material

o Citation format: APA Style 

Helpful website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

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comprehensive,

high level critical analysis,

strong bibliography & citation formatting,

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