Policy process framework: a systems approach to policy development.

Abstract

This paper discusses a framework for understanding policy analysis and development. The framework presented can be used in the policy development process or post facto in policy analysis. The usefulness of the framework is that it provides a means to think about a policy and its development. It is not prescriptive, nor is it predictive about any particular policy. Policy analysis has tended to rely too heavily on technical analysis, with insufficient attention to other dimensions. This framework offers a basis for people to talk across organizations and cultures.