Select a state (AZ) or federal (US) public policy that is of interest to you and is not covered on the syllabus. Over the course of four written assignments, you will apply the Stone framework to analyze: the commons problem that creates the need for government intervention; the objectives of the policy; the key stakeholders and their policy positions; the intended and unintended consequences of the policy.
Directions for Assignment #1:
- Identify the policy you have chosen to analyze, when and where it was enacted and who is affected by the policy.
- Define the commons problem that generated the need for government intervention in this area.
- Define the problem explicitly in terms of social benefits/private costs or private benefits/social costs.
- Briefly summarize the main provisions of the policy.
Write a one-page policy brief that addresses the questions above. Write in paragraph form and do not number the paragraphs. The topic sentence for each paragraph should tell me what question you are answering.