Media Influences on Public Policy There is a strong tradition of independent newspapers‚ magazines‚ televisions‚ internet‚ radio and other forms of media publicizing varying opinions‚ both critical and supportive of government policy. Blogs and social networking sites also play an important role. For example the Obama campaign relied heavily on Facebook. The media serves a few important functions in influencing public policy. First‚ the media provides a forum for publishers and broadcasters
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| Reducing Domestic Water use in Residential Gardens| Issue and Stakeholder Briefing| | | | To the desk of Hon. Bill Marmion. Minister for Water and Environment This policy brief brings to light the issue of household water consumption in Perth‚ particularly the need to examine the potential for large scale water savings in the domestic sphere. Domestic water use is nearly double that of Melbourne and Brisbane‚ whilst local water supplies are critically low. This brief summarises the
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employ to direct the economy in a positive direction: fiscal and monetary policy. Both policies‚ when used correctly‚ can be employed to stimulate the economy during times of recession or slow down the economy during times of inflation. The effectiveness of government intervention in the economy in the long and short run through fiscal and monetary policy has been the subject of controversy among many economists. Fiscal policy is concerned with adjusting government spending levels and tax rates in
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The term housing policy denotes the actions undertaken within the housing field through government intervention; to achieve housing objectives. As housing has become a pivotal issue today‚ these actions comprise of both the improvement of the ‘quality of the housing stock of dwellings and dealing with homelessness’ (David Clapham: 2009). Through recent research‚ we are exposed to increase approaches of intervention within the housing field to achieve economic objectives. As an analyst‚ tackling these
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McGill Poli 322 Final Paper A Game Theoretic Explanation of Indian Language Policy Outcome “India has been a crucible for the drama of language conflict” (Laitin‚ 415). Exploring language policy in India is both a complex and interesting task. Contrary to other empires that went through state consolidation‚ it is clear that India is quite the linguistic mosaic (Laitin‚ 415). Not only is there no single language for official exchange‚ but citizens of India have developed complex language repertoires
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Monetary/Fiscal Policy Government monetary and fiscal policies change all the time. These policies are installed or fixed for the betterment of trade‚ inflation‚ unemployment‚ the budget‚ or many other economic factors. In my opinion‚ it seems like two people have the majority of the control when it comes to forming these policies. The first person who influences these policies is President Bill Clinton who proposes tax cuts‚ to balance the budget (Clinton’s budget proposal should be given to
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India’s Reservation Policy in Higher Education Institutions The term “Reservation” has been doing the rounds within the Indian media circuit of late owing to the government decision to implement 27% quota for the OBCs in the educational institutions of higher learning. Time has come to study the significance of this matter and see its consequences on the country in the future. When our country achieved independence‚ a large section of the society was leading a miserable life. They had been exploited
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Demand-side Policies Kristen L. Stack American Military University Demand-side Policies Every few years‚ countries experience some economic downturns‚ also known as a recession. Companies begin to lay off workers‚ consumers stop spending money‚ and the average person is put into a financial bind. A recession is defined as a significant decline in activity across the economy‚ lasting longer than a few months. (Investopedia) More easily put‚ it’s a big drop in consumer
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Economics of Competition Policy in India: Emerging issues Rajeev C.Bharathan‚ Background Generally in economics‚ competition is seen as rivalry among firms for a larger share of the market‚ which leads to efficiency in production and lower prices for the consumers. Competition can be defined as a process by which cost efficient production is achieved in a structure where entry and exit are easy‚ a reasonable number of players (producers and consumers are present) and close substitution between
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Botswana’s National Policy on HIV/AIDS was instituted in a bid to curtail the pandemic. Years on the country still faces mounting infections with mammoth implications on the country’s development. This writing is an analysis of Botswana’s HIV/AIDS policy‚ it examines the objectives of the policy; the rationale behind policy objectives. It also focuses on the policy actors; politicians‚ parliamentarians and civil society and the ideas‚ the interests and resources they bring to the policy. The institutions
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