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The rational model sees policy-making as a search for
- the most efficient means of achieving stated goals
- a compromise between actors who may have different goals
- a decision favoured by public opinion
- the option which ensures the government’s re-election
The incremental model of policy-making sees policy as
- the most efficient means of achieving stated goals
- a compromise between actors who may have different goals
- a decision favoured by public opinion
- the option which ensures the government’s re-election
Who developed the incremental model?
- Herbert Simon
- Hague and Harrop
- John Kingdon
- Charles Lindblom
According to Hague and Harrop, incremental policy-making can be criticised because it
- ignores powerful interests
- fails to consider all consequences of choosing each option
- encourages big mistakes
- deals with existing problems rather than avoiding future ones
Cost benefit analysis involves
- achieving a consensus before initiating policy
- using past programmes as a model for new ones
- seeking to assign a monetary value to all consequences of each option
- seeking an acceptable policy rather than the best one
Welfare states peaked
- in the eighteenth century
- in the nineteenth century
- in the first half of the twentieth century
- in the second half of the twentieth century
Which of these is an output of education policy?
- spending on teachers' salaries
- pupils' qualifications
- targets for pupil attainment
- consulting relevant interest groups
Which of these is an outcome of education policy?
- spending on teachers' salaries
- pupils' qualifications
- targets for pupil attainment
- consulting relevant interest groups