Public Policy Evaluation

Public Policy Evaluation

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Public Policy Evaluation

A detailed and logical assessment of all the steps of public policy is crucial to determine the overall effectiveness of the public policy. A crucial feature associated with the facet of public policy is that it greatly influences different segments of society. It is one central responsibility of the policymakers to formulate and implement the public policy which is the best interest in different stakeholders. It is also the reality that different interest groups have different expectations when it comes to the establishment of public policy in society ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"EMb0FuYQ","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Dye, 2013)","plainCitation":"(Dye, 2013)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":730,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/7Hi3kAOD/items/VHM22BXA"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/7Hi3kAOD/items/VHM22BXA"],"itemData":{"id":730,"type":"book","title":"Understanding Public Policy","publisher":"Pearson","URL":"https://books.google.com/books?id=oi-mygAACAAJ","ISBN":"978-0-205-23882-8","author":[{"family":"Dye","given":"T. R."}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2013"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Dye, 2013). It is interesting how the facet of public policy is accepted by different interest groups differently. Here the focus is to identify and critically discuss one particular public policy which is recognized as effective for one group while any other social group is affected by the policy.

The comprehensive stage of public policy evaluation helps policymakers to figure out the overall effectiveness of the policy in society. Assessment of the acceptance of the public policy is crucial to identify the overall trend adopted by the community. It can rightly say that public policies play their role as a mixed blessing. The other groups do not positively consider policies that are acceptable for one group of society prevails in society. This certain phenomenon can better explore through the example of the specific public policy on same-sex marriage. It is reflected as one of the most controversial public policy in the history of the country ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"7TkuK8mV","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Lewis & Gossett, 2008)","plainCitation":"(Lewis & Gossett, 2008)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":731,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/7Hi3kAOD/items/HLTLC2D5"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/7Hi3kAOD/items/HLTLC2D5"],"itemData":{"id":731,"type":"article-journal","title":"Changing public opinion on same‐sex marriage: The case of California","container-title":"Politics & Policy","page":"4-30","volume":"36","issue":"1","author":[{"family":"Lewis","given":"Gregory B."},{"family":"Gossett","given":"Charles W."}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2008"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Lewis & Gossett, 2008). Approval of public policy for the legal rights in the form of same-sex marriage is not equally acceptable for all the groups of the society.

To conclude the discussion about the effectiveness and desirability of the public policy, it is vital to indicate that it is one complex domain. Policymakers need to be cautious when it comes to proposing a popular public policy for society.

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ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Dye, T. R. (2013). Understanding Public Policy. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=oi-mygAACAAJ

Lewis, G. B., & Gossett, C. W. (2008). Changing public opinion on same‐sex marriage: The case of California. Politics & Policy, 36(1), 4–30.