Successful Policy Model Include? Typically,

¶ … successful policy model include?

Typically, the types of criteria that determine the long and short-term success of policies include cost, efficacy, feasibility, and public relations implications. Cost criteria enable communities to determine whether policies are economically feasible and justified in relation to other potential uses for public funds. Efficacy criteria determine whether and to what extent the intended policy goals are achievable. Feasibility criteria determine whether and to what degree proposed policies are possible technically and objectively preferable to other prospective alternative policies. Public relations criteria determine the likely political consequences of policy choices.

At least 150 words - Describe the concept of public choice theory.

According to public choice theory, the inadequacies of government within a democracy are the consequences of many individuals to choose not to bother voting, largely because they realize that their solitary vote will not cause any difference in the outcome of any election. On one hand, Democracy depends on the act of voting being exercised and the correspondence between the government that the public desires and the government that actually evolves depends directly on the choice to exercise voting rights. On the other hand, the investment required to become a knowledgeable voter (and, sometimes, to take the time and trouble to vote) are always much greater than the benefit to any individual voter from casting a vote. The paradox is that Democracy depends on the willingness of individuals to vote even though no single vote is worth the trouble according to an objective basic cost-benefit analysis (Edwards, Wattenberg, & Lineberry, 2009).

3. At least 100 words - How can public policy be viewed as the "preferences and values of a governing elite"? Provide examples.

Unfortunately, our current political system demonstrates the fact that public policy reflects the preferences and values of the governing elite, as evidenced by the manner and extent to which wealthy and politically-connected individuals and entities exploit there access to legislators to promote laws and policies in there interests (Ehrenreich, 2009). The current economic crisis was precipitated by the collapse of the housing market and the entire mortgage banking industry precisely because Wall Street firms and banks had previously succeeded in pushing for relaxed regulation of their industries. They exploited the opportunities created by relaxing those standards and eventually brought about exactly the kinds of fiascos that previous laws governing the relationships among and between investment firms, insurers, and savings banks were intended to prevent (Ehrenreich, 2009). The same is true in the case of health care lobbyists and their influence over government policies. Since the historic 2010 Supreme Court decision granting free speech rights to corporations, the wealthy have become more politically powerful than ever before.

4. At least 100 words - Identify three uses or lessons that can be learned from policy analysis and include an example of each use.