r understood in terms of the reasons behind the specific actions taken by a specific government.
Development and Analysis of Public Policy
The development and analysis of public policy cannot be separated regardless of whether the policy is approached from an output or process standpoint. The development of any policy begins with an analysis of what is intended to be accomplished and the current situation that exists in the environment at large. In this way, the federal policy of the 1930s which resulted in the New Deal came about as the federal government sought to increase employment and boost the overall economic situation in the United States (Crihfield & McGuire, 1997, p. 114).
During the 1960s, there was increased attention focused on public policy development and evaluation at the federal level as the Kennedy and Johnson administrations implemented large scale public programs. During this time, the availability of large computers and a belief among the American popul
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