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Public policy consists of government’s choices of actions intended to serve the public purposes.

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National constitution is a source of public policy.

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Budgets of all governments are not considered policy

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International relations are some policies cross national boarders, taking the form of treaties and less formal working

agreements between and among governments.

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Administrators play a minor role in formulating public policy because of their specialized knowledge and experience in

implementing current policies.

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The first step in public policy is problem definition.

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The institutional agenda is the list of problems and issues in which the general public is most interested such as:

unemployment, crime, lack of medical insurance.

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Only a limited number of issues can hold the public’s attention at any one time. And as a new one rises, an old one must fall

whether it has not been resolved.

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There are no permanent problems, but only permanent solutions.

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Ethical values aren't a source of objectives.

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