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11.002[J] Making Public Policy
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(Same subject as 17.30[J])
Prereq: None
Units: 4-0-8
http://web.mit.edu/17.30j/www/
Lecture: MW9.30-11 (4-237) Recitation: R3 (66-148) or R4 (66-148) or F11 (1-134) or F12 (1-134)
Examines how the struggle among competing advocates shapes the outputs of government. Considers how conditions become problems for government to solve, why some political arguments are more persuasive than others, why some policy tools are preferred over others, and whether policies achieve their goals. Investigates the interactions among elected officials, think tanks, interest groups, the media, and the public in controversies over global warming, urban sprawl, Social Security, health care, education, and other issues.
J. Thompson
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