TOPIC 5 Pad104
TOPIC 5 Pad104
TOPIC 5 Pad104
Structural Policy
The establishment of The Global Infrastructure Anti-
Corruption Centre (GIACC)
The establishment of Central Asset Management
Corporation (CAMcorp). They are responsible for the
management of seized and forfeited assets.
Procedural Policy:
The compulsory acquisition of land. land acquisition
process under the Land Acquisition Act 1960 (“LAA”).
Merits
It provides a
Employment guideline for
Opportunities both government
and citizens.
Costly
Demerits
Time
People not fully
consuming: an
understand the
in-depth analysis
procedures
is needed
For instance, the role of state public utility commissions in regulating the
price of electricity. Electric companies operate as a monopoly. They can
charge whatever the market of consumers of electric services is able to bear.
The commissions were established to regulate the prices of electricity-
generating monopolies in order to protect the public interest.
Merits
Demerits
The issue of
The use of coercive
standardization
power
among states
DISTRIBUTIVE POLICY
Those who do not use them still benefit from them indirectly
because most goods such as foods, clothing, automobiles, furniture
etc are distributed by way of interstate highway (Carter A. Wilson,
2013).
This policy do not impose costs upon any specific group. Rather, the
costs are paid by public treasury, which means tax payers generally.
Those who do
not use them
Low level of
still benefit
conflict
from them
indirectly
Create Improve
winners and society’s
no specific standard of
losers. living
Demerits
The issue of
Less effective
priority and
during economic
citizens’
downturn
preferences
The issue of
Wastage of
equality of
people’s money if
development
the project
throughout the
delayed/cancelled
country
REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICY
Redistribution can also take place on a global scale such as foreign aid
being provided to impoverished countries. i.e. food aid to Somalia (Miller
and McTavish, 2014).
Merits
Difficult to enact
because they
involve the
relocation of
resources. Those in
power rarely yield
the resources
willingly
Deterrent to wealth
Create culture of people working or
dependency Demerits investing in new
opportunities
The issue of
redistributing the
wealth/resources to
the needy
Examples
Question 1
Briefly explain distributive, redistributive, competitive
regulatory, and protective regulatory policies. Provide an
example of each. (10 marks)
Question 2
Explain FOUR (4) drawbacks of Redistributive Policy (10 marks)
Question 3
Elaborate on FOUR (4) features of Public Policy (10 marks)
Question 4
Briefly explain FOUR (4) importance of Public Policy (10 marks)
SUGGESTED TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES