Lectures on Public Types by prof. Daniel J. Mallinson

Policy Types

1. Day 19: Policy Types
Daniel J. Mallinson
School of Public Aairs
Penn State Harrisburg
[email protected]
PUBPL 304
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2. Today's Objectives
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Peer review
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Consider how sorting policies into types can help us
predict the politics aecting those policies
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3. Project Check In
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4. Peer Review
https://youtu.be/Jc6wr9gYbyk
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5. Peer Review
Resource:https://www.sae.org/participate/
volunteer/reviewer-resources/writing-guide
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6. What It Shouldn't Be
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7. Policy Typologies
Scholars have worked to classify policies into small
groups. Why is this potentially useful?
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8. Policy Typologies
One basic approach: policy domain
Figure:Comparative Agendas Project
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9. Public vs. Private Goods
Figure:Weimer and Vining, p. 80
https://youtu.be/E1v5eRs0_fw
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10. How Issues and Interests Dene Each Other
Wilson's Typology
Benets
Costs Diuse Concentrated
Diuse Gradual expansion Benefactor mobilizes
(Interest group politics) (Entrepreneurial politics)
Concentrated Opposition mobilizes Stalemate, weak policy
(Clientele politics) (Majoritarian politics)
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11. Key Point
All policy typologies are meant to help us both
understand and predict the politics and progression of
particular policies
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12. Homework
Answer in about a page:
Why is clean air considered a
public good? Can you think of any
ways to make clean air a private
good that would be traded in a
market? Are there other goods
that were once considered public
goods that are now broadly
considered private goods, or vice
versa?
Due: March 29
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