Public Policy Analysis Homework Assignment - University Name

This homework assignment addresses key concepts in public policy, drawing from the textbook "Beyond Policy Analysis: Public Issue Management in Turbulent Times." The assignment includes an exploration of neoliberalism, defining its principles and impact on public policy making, with an example from Greece's debt crisis. It also examines social justice, its definition, contested nature, and factors contributing to its success. The assignment further delves into New Public Management, analyzing its definition, impact on policy making, and potential for improving public policy in Canada, referencing the Maytree Conference. The student's responses integrate course materials and provide citations, adhering to academic standards.

Running head: PUBLIC POLICY
Public Policy
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Table of Contents
Question 1.................................................................................................................................2
Question 2.................................................................................................................................3
Question 4.................................................................................................................................5
Group 2.....................................................................................................................................6
Group 6.....................................................................................................................................7
Reference List...........................................................................................................................8

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Question 1
Ans a: Neoliberalism is referred to be the re-emergence of the 19thcentury’s ideas in relation
to that of the free market capitalism and the laissez-faire economic liberalism. These ideas of
neo-liberalism consists of the ideas of the economic liberalization ideas like privatization,
free trade, austerity and deregulation in the markets. These market based ideas are said to be
distinct from those of the post war Kenyan consensus.
In the recent years, the term has become a method of identifying a set of particular of
handbook oriented policies as being largely responsible for the a number of social, political,
economic as well as the ecological problems in the world. Experts state that the concept of
neo-liberalism requires state intervention to establish a free market in the country itself
(Bouchal et. all, 2015).
Ans b: Neo-liberalism is said to impact the public policy making in the sense that the concept
of neo-liberalism with its concept of free market as well as its economic goals and policies
have urged the government of the countries to implement the policies so that the markets in
the countries can have trade freely on their own and the price of the products in the countries
can be managed by the traders in the market themselves. Hence, neo-liberalism is said to
influence the policy making processes in the countries itself.
Ans c: Examples of neo-liberalism can be found in the countries and the public policies of
those countries where the public policies exists. One such example of the neo-liberalism can
be seen in the public policies of the country of Greece itself. It was during the Greek debt
crisis that the officials of the EU had asked the country for the adaption of a number of
policies in order to avoid the problems the country had been going through during that time in
the country itself (Bouchal, 2013). These policies included the policies of the tax reforms as
well as reforms in the administration and also the business friendly reforms in the country

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itself. All these reforms were caused by the neo-liberalism in the country itself which caused
Greece to overcome their problem of the debt crisis which they were going through during
those periods of time. These example proves the point that Neo-liberalism plays an important
role in the public policy making of the country itself.
Question 2
Ans a: Social Justice is referred to be the concept of the fair and justified relationships which
are being shared by the individuals and the society in which they live. Social Justice is
referred to the ways by which the Government of the country ensures that the citizens fulfils
their societal roles and their duties as well as get what they deserve from the society itself. It
assigns the powers to the social institutions. It is these institutions which enable the people of
the society to get their various benefits which they receive in return for their expected roles
and responsibilities to the Government itself (Stanley, 2014).
The concept of the social justice has also received criticism from certain scholars who
also state the fact that the social justice lacks any kind of objectives and that it can be only be
used for the reallocation of the resources based on the arbitrary standard which can be unjust
to the country and the citizens of the country itself.
Ans b: The concept of social justice is said to be contested because these social justice can
help in the implementation of the various policies which can help the individuals of the
society to determine the roles and the duties which they need to fulfil for themselves. As a
result of the implementation of these policies in the society itself, it can be said that the
concept of social justice can be used for the contest of the various policies in the Government
and in the society itself because, the social justice would help the individuals to complete the
implementation of these policies with great details (Gunther et. all, 2015). Hence, it is for

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these reasons, that Norris et.all, have stated the fact that the concept of social justice is said to
be to be contested for the benefit of the society itself.
Ans c: The four factors which donate to the success of the social justice process includes the
audience which plays an important role for the campaign to be successful. It is because of the
audience and the roles and the responsibilities they take that the social justice in the society
becomes useful.
The second factor which is responsible for the success is the Government itself. If the
Government is able to perform the actions properly, then the social justice can easily be
maintained in the country. The third factor for the success of the social justice is the
willingness of the people to abide by the rules as well as the regulations which are to be
mentioned by the Government to them. If the people are willing to work on the basis of the
rules and the regulations, then social justice can easily be maintained in the country itself.
Thus, it can be said that the implementation of social justice depends mainly on the people of
the country and their eagerness to abide by the rules and the regulations of the country itself
to the audiences (Clarke, 2013).
Question 4
Ans a: New Public Management is a process which refers to the method of running the public
service organizations which are being used in the government and also the public service
institutions as well as the agencies at both the national and the sub-national levels of the
Government itself. This method was first introduced in the countries like U.K. and Australia
(Pal, 2005). It is also found in some cases that the NPM reforms which have used the e-
governance reforms have been shifted to a different location for the reduction of the costs of
the reforms. The main performance of NPM is checked with the use of the audits,
benchmarks and also the use of the performance evaluations that would help the practitioners

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of the NPM to get their things done easily without facing any major problems. As stated by
Bouchal (2016), therefore, it can be said that the New Public Management is indeed one of
the best methods used in the modern world and can be useful to the people in the modern
world (Pal, 2005).
Ans b: New Public Management is said to impact the public policy making in a number of
ways itself. First, it is because of the new public management, that the managing systems iof
the world are changing continuously (Pal, 2005). This is evidenced by the fact that the
companies are opting for new technologies so that the job of the management of the
companies becomes much easier than that of the earlier days. It is with the new technologies
developed by the companies with the help of the new public management that the company
can manage to work with the company itself (Kidson, 2014).
The second reason which helps New Public Management is the fact that the that the
companies using the e-governance reform are moved to a safer location which makes it easier
for them to continue their operations without facing any major problems by the Government
of the countries so that the companies can continue their businesses effortlessly without
facing any major problems in their operations. Thus, it can be stated that the concept of the
New Public Management can be used to improve the conditions of the management in the
country itself (Pal, 2005). Thus, from this statement, it can be said that the principles of New
Public Management can be used for the purpose of the developing new ways of managing the
country and it has impacted the public policy making of the country itself (Stanford, 2014 ).
Using the New Public Policy, Canada aims to make improvements into the country. Hence,
Canada will be able to use the New Public Management policies for the purpose of improving
the management of the country itself.

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Ans c: - The public policy in Canada can become “relentlessly useful” by using the principles
mentioned in the Maytree Conference (Pal, 2005). In the Conference, it was said by the
members attending the conference itself that the country of Canada, with the use of the New
Public Management can make the companies of the country adapt new methods for their
innovation purposes. Using the new methods, the country can work for the benefit of the
society itself as well as various developments in the management centre of the country itself
(Stanford, 2014). Thus, it can be said that Canada is likely to become more developed with
the use of the New Public Management of the country,
Group 2
Ans: Opoid Crisis Prevention Programme refers to the steps taken to cure the individuals
suffering from various kind of problems related to the drug use. These problems can affect
not only the patient but also the family members of the patient who are concerned about the
patient suffering from drug related problems in the country itself (Bouchal, 2016). The two
parties who wouldbe interested in such cases include the patient himself/ herself as well as
the members of the patient’s family. In the case of the patient, the issues will be framed
towards the patient in the sense that the treatment will talk about treating the patient for
improving his health and to stop him from the overuse of drugs.
In the case of the patient’s family members, the purpose of this method is to inform
them about the various ways in which the patient can be kept safe from using drugs and other
forms of substance use so that the patient is able to live a happy and a healthy life along with
his family. Thus, it can be said that the main purpose of the Opoid Crisis Prevention is to help
the patients suffering from addiction to drugs and addiction problems. Thus, it can be stated
that the Opoid Crisis Prevention Programme is indeed a useful way of helping the patients to
overcome the problems of addiction as well as drug abuse (Stanford, 2014).

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Group 6
Ans: There are a number of barriers which can cause problems in the selling of the solar
energy policy in the various countries itself. These policies can include the economic policy.
The economy is a factor because solar energy is considered to be expensive and the policy of
making solar energy compulsory in nations play might get too expensive for the people to
purchase such policies (Bouchal et. all, 2014).
The second policy which can be a barrier to the people selling the solar energy policy is
the interest of the customers themselves. If the customers are interested in the product, then
only the product can be sold. If there is not enough interest, then this can be a barrier for the
selling of the solar energy policy to the customers themselves.

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Reference List
Bouchal, P., Kidson, M., Norris, E., & Rutter, J. (2014). Doing them Justice. The Institute for
Government. Retrieved fromhttps://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publications/doing-
them-justice
https://maytree.com/publications/whats-next-canadian-social-policy/
Pal, L. A. (2005). Beyond policy analysis: Public issue management in turbulent times. Thomson
Nelson.
Stanford, J. (2014). Canada’s transformation under neoliberalism. Canadian Dimension, March
29. Retrieved from:https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/canadas.