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COMPREHENSIVE MODEL
OF POLICY MAKING
PA 211
2nd Semester 2007-2008
POLICY ANALYSIS
Problem Identification
Setting objectives and criteria
Developing policy alternatives
Analyzing and identifying expected
impact of the various alternatives
Ranking alternatives according to
established criteria and choosing the
best policy alternative
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
Why has the problem surfaced?
Who is affected?
How does this problem relate to similar
problems?
What policy options have already been
tried?
What is the range of policies that would be
feasible, both economically and politically?
What resources are available to support
the analysis?
Sample Problem Identification
Cost-effectiveness approach
(permits analysts to compare and
advocate policies by quantifying the
total costs and effects (Dunn,1981)
This is useful when the relative merits
of competing proposals are being
debated
Example of quantitative techniques