Policy paper

I Description of the social problem the selected policy addresses

ii Historical context of the policy

(When  was the policy passed? What was occurring in the larger economic,  political and/or social environment that provided an impetus for passage  of the policy?)

iii Provisions of the policy (What did this policy create, change, how and for whom?)

iv Identification of the relevant values of this policy (What does one have to believe in order to support this policy?)

v Outcomesof the policy – has it been successful? Why or why not?

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