Interactions among Policy Elements
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Interactions among Policy
Elements
Looking at Program Components
Policy Elements
Coentitlement – people eligible for one program
will be eligible for others (example, TANF, Medical, Food Stamps)
Disentitlement-use of one benefit will make
people ineligible for others (example, SSI receipt
makes people ineligible for TANF).
Lipsky argues that there is also a program effect
called “bureaucratic disentitlement – this is when
the rules make it almost impossible for people to
apply for a service and establish eligibility for it.
(for example, the relative responsibility rule; some
types of work requirements or eligibility
restrictions)
Program Elements (continued)
Contrary effects – operation of one program or policy
cancels out another.
(For example, increasing accountability or paperwork
requirements may decrease program access).
Duplication of services (someone may receive the same
benefits from more than one source – prompting concerns
about the individual receiving too much and reducing
services/benefits available to others.)
Government-level interaction. Benefits administered or
financed at one level may cancel out those received at
another. (example – receipt of emergency shelter or food
may affect eligibility for some types of federal benefits).
Things to take into consideration in
policy analysis:
Context of Social Problem
Definition of Problem
Ideological Perspective
Causal analysis (what theories are used to explain
the problem).
Gainers & Losers
Judicial & Historical Context
Social Program/Policy
Goals & Objectives
Eligibility Rules
Benefit or Service
Policy analysis (continued)
Administration & Service Delivery
Program Theory (why is program expected to work/causal chain)
Program Design
Type of Service Delivery Organization
Is it integrated/continuous?
Accessible
How is accountability enforced?
Financing Mechanism
Example: Child Abuse Programs
What are the theories about why child
abuse happens?
Have our ideas about child abuse changed
over time?
What types of programs are effective in
counseling adult abusers? What are the
theories associated with these programs?