FEATURES OF PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS

April 30, 2022 ChinonsoIbeh School News 0

The main features of policy analysis are as follows:

1.         Policy analysis is integrative and inter-disciplinary:

Policy analysis recognizes that policy problems are complex, with multiple causes and effects. It thus employs the skills of a wide range of professional disciplines, and takes into account the social, environmental, foreign and inter governmental impact of any given policy proposal (Beckman, 1977).


 2.         Policy analysis is anticipatory

Policy analysis focuses on decisions which are to be made, and also certain uncertainties surrounding it. Thus, it may well identify new aspects of the issue under consideration and help to redefine it.


 3.         Policy analysis is decision-oriented

A good policy analyst presents the decision maker with an analysis of feasible decision options and their const and benefits.


 4.         Policy analysis could also be expo facto

This means that policy analysis can also be done after a policy has come into effect. This is often referred to as policy or programme evaluation


 5.         Effective policy analysis is value-conscious and client- oriented

The policy analyst identifies for the decision maker the various stakeholders of particular options and the assumptions, values, or costs and benefits they would attribute to various alternatives (Beckman, 1977:222). This does not imply that the processes of policy analysis research are biased or value-added. As Beckman (1977:222) rightly points out, “A good analyst is aware of his or he own values and must be ready to factor them out of the dispassionate analysis provided to decision makers and their staff’ 

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