Week 4 - Influences on Public Policy Flashcards

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Leichtners framework components

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  • Situational factors
  • Structural factors
  • Cultural factors
  • Environmental factors
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Leichtners framework situational factors

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  • Sudden or violent events
  • Allows for policies not previously possible (airport security changes after 9/11)
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Leichtners framework structural factors

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  • More permanent than situational
  • Includes political leadership, demographics and social characteristics
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Leichtners framework cultural factors

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  • Customs, arts, social institutions etc of a particular nation, people or social group
  • Includes attitudes towards government and role of the state and religious teachings
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Leichtners framework environmental factors

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  • External or international factors
  • NAFTAA, or loss of manufacturing jobs
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Eastons framework components

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  • Inputs
  • Government institutions
  • Outputs
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Eastons framework inputs components

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  • Values
  • Demands
  • Support
  • Resources
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Values

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  • The policies and decisions that people take pride in
  • Example: medicare
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Demands

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  • Demonstrated need for a policy change
  • Example: black lives matter
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Support

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  • Public acceptance of demand
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Resources

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  • Money, Funding, etc available from the government
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Eastons framework social democratic components

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  • Equality
  • Universalism
  • Resources
  • State
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Eastons framework neo(liberal) components

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  • Liberty
  • Residual
  • Needs
  • Market
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Eastons framework outputs

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  • Goods and services provided by the government
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Key influences on the public policy process

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  • Civil society
  • Advocacy groups
  • Health coalitions and professional associations
  • Media
  • Political ideology
  • Corporate sector
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Examples of civil society

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  • United auto workers
  • Black lives matter social movement
  • Anglican church of Canada
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Examples of advocacy groups

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  • David Suzuki Foundation
  • Canadian Snowbird Association
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Examples of health coalitions and professional associations

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  • Ontario AIDS Network
  • Canadian Nurses Association
  • Canadian Medical Association
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Examples of media

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  • Canadian broadcasting corporation
  • The Globe and Mail
  • Facebook
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Examples of political ideology

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  • Neoliberalism
  • Socialism
  • Fascism
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Examples of corporate sector

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  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • Canadian Chamber of Commerce
22
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When was the affordable care act created

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  • 2010
  • Shows the power of private industry
23
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Affordable care act insurance regulations

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  • Pre-existing conditions provision
  • Ban on annual and lifetime coverage caps
  • Cap on annual out-of-pocket costs
24
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How do Americans pay for their health care

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  • Private insurance
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Veterans Administration
  • Uninsured/Out of pocket