PAP 4315 Public Policy Analysis

3 units
Public Administration
Faculty of Social Sciences
Examination of political theories used for the analysis of public policies: neo-pluralism and the influence of interest groups, neo-institutionalism, political economy, rational choice theory, post-positivism and discourse theory. Specific public policies are analysed in order to illustrate the application of the different theories.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisites: PAP 3350 and 51 university units.

Previously Offered Terms:

Fall
Winter

French Equivalent:

Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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