Who Makes Public PolicyIn Chapter 1 of the Simon Public P.docx
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Chapter 1 of the Simon Public Policy text discusses the role of values in public policy making within various governing entities, emphasizing the U.S. federal and state government. It questions who the actual actors in public policy are, exploring the roles of community members, program agency officials, and human services professionals. The chapter suggests examining examples of social change initiatives to illustrate the dynamics of policy development in response to progressive or degenerative changes.
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- 1. Who Makes Public Policy? In Chapter 1 of the Simon Public Policy text, we see that in a governing entity (whether a government, for-profit, or non-profit organization), values are fundamental to the understanding public policy. Since Simon mainly focuses on the U.S. federal or state government as the principal actor in the making of public policy, we should note that the governing bodies of for-profit and non-profit organizations are influenced by the same ideas and practices. In other words, governance by any organization may serve to implement public policy. But, in these different governing bodies, who are the actors actually making public policy? Can we say it is people in a community, officials in program agencies, or governing officials? Can we envision a role for human services professionals? Drawing on Internet sources, identify one example of social change initiative promoting progress and one example of degeneration that can occur. Note in your discussion who the principal actors are in developing public policy in response to either progressive social change or degenerative social change.