CHANGE AND PUBLIC POLICY: A MUTUAL DEPENDENCY RELATIONSHIP
CHANGE AND PUBLIC POLICY: A MUTUAL DEPENDENCY RELATIONSHIP

Summary/Abstract: The topic of policy change is a widely researched area in public policy. Ultimately, every government at whatever level is judged by its policy choices and their outcomes. Moreover, generally speaking, public policies establish where communication routes are built, the number of medical staff in hospitals, the taxes citizens pay, the amount of taxes, the cost of health care, the amount of pensions, etc. So, in order to understand public policies, it is necessary to know how they are developed according with the environmental changes. In this sense, on the one hand the paper describes and analysis the concept and process of policy-making develop, and on the other hand assets the importance change for policy process. Undoubtedly, the scarcity of resources and the abundance of problems reveals the necessity for adaptive policies. From a methodological standpoint, and taking into consideration the theoretical framework, the study adopts a review conceptual approach to advance its arguments.

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