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POLICY

FORMULATIO
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TOPIC OUTLINE

1. Understanding the meaning of policy and


policy formulation
TOPIC OUTLINE
2. Importance of policy formulation

3. Characteristics of a good policy


TOPIC OUTLINE
4. Policy making process

5. Steps in making a making a policy


TOPIC OUTLINE

6. How to write an effective policy


LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
1. Understanding the importance of
policy formulation

2. Formulate effective policies for


implementation
WHAT IS A POLICY?

1. IS A PRINCIPLE OR RULE TO GUIDE

DECISIONS AND ACHIEVE RATIONAL

OUTCOMES

2. IS A STATEMENT OF INTENT, AND IS

IMPLEMENTED AS A PROCEDURE OR
WHAT IS A POLICY?
3. IS A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES A
GUIDE FOR DECISION MAKING BY
MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION
CHARGED WITH THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF OPERATING THE
ORGANIZATION AS A SYSTEM WITH
THE PURPOSE OF ATTAINING THE
ESTABLISHED OBJECTIVES OF THE
ORGANIZATION.
WHAT IS A POLICY?
4. PRINCIPLE OR RULE TO GUIDE
DECISIONS AND ACHIEVE RATIONAL
OUTCOME

5. IT CONTAIN THE “WHAT” AND THE


“WHY” (NEEDS TO BE DONE)
WHAT IS POLICY
FORMULATION?

1. A PROCESS TYPICALLY INCLUDES


AN ATTEMPT TO ASSESS AS MANY
AREAS OF POTENTIAL POLICY
IMPACT AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO
LESSEN THE CHANCES THAT A GIVEN
POLICY WILL HAVE UNEXPECTED OR
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
WHAT IS POLICY
FORMULATION?

2. INVOLVES THE CRAFTING OF


ALTERNATIVES OR OPTIONS FOR
DEALING WITH A PROBLEM

3. MAY ALSO REFER TO THE PROCESS


OF MAKING IMPORTANT
ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS
WHAT IS POLICY
FORMULATION?

4. IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF
EFFECTIVE AND ACCEPTABLE
COURSES OF ACTION FOR
ADDRESSING WHAT HAS BEEN
PLACED ON THE POLICY AGENDA
WHAT IS POLICY
FORMULATION?
TWO PARTS TO THE DEFINITION:
1. EFFECTIVE FORMULATION means that the
policy proposed is regarded as a valid, efficient,
and implementable solution to the issue at hand
2. ACCEPTABLE FORMULATION means that the
proposed course of action is likely to be
authorized by the legitimate decision makers,
usually through majority-building in a bargaining
process
DEFINING POLICY
FORMULATION?
TOPIICS REMARKS
TWO ASPECTS: the literature typically features either
TECHNICAL and POLITICAL one or the other, rarely both
simultaneously

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