Political Science · Public Administration
Which pair is correctly matched (definition of public policy and thinker)?
- 1. Public policy as 'the authoritative allocation of values for the whole society': L.D. White
- 2. Public policy is whatever governments choose to do or not to do: Thomas Dye
- 3. A purposive course of action followed by an actor or set of actors in dealing with a problem or matter of concern: James Anderson
- 4. A policy is an attempt to define and structure a rational basis for action or inaction: Wayne Parsons
A1, 2 and 3
B2, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
C1, 2, 3 and 4
D1, 2 and 4
Correct answer: (B) 2, 3 and 4 — Pairs 2, 3 and 4 are correctly matched, so the answer is 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★Pairs 2, 3 and 4 are correctly matched, so the answer is 2, 3 and 4.
★Thomas Dye said public policy is whatever governments choose to do or not to do.
★James Anderson defined it as a purposive course of action by an actor dealing with a problem.
★Wayne Parsons described policy as an attempt to structure a rational basis for action or inaction.
★Pair 1 is wrong, because the authoritative allocation of values is David Easton's definition, not L.D. White's.
★Easton's phrase describes politics and policy as the authoritative allocation of values for a society.
★So only the L.D. White attribution is incorrect.
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