Public Policy: Design, Analysis and Implementation

Course Name: Public Policy: Design, Analysis and Implementation

Code (Credit): CUTM1935 (1-0-2)

Course Objectives

This Course focuses impart an understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of policymaking and policy analysis. To acquaint them with contemporary public policy issues and challenges impacting India and the world. To help them appreciate the role of public policy in organizational decision making and governance.

Course Syllabus

Module - I

Introduction to Public Policy : WH Questions on Public Policy; Emergence of Public Policy as an academic and professional discipline; Types and Theories of Public Policy; Policy Cycle; Public Policy, Law and Good Governance.

Module - II

Policy Design  Problem: Identification, Policy Need Analysis, Agenda Setting; Policy Tools, Goals, Policy Alternatives, Customization, Institutionalization; New Policy Design, Evidence Based Policy Making, Stakeholder Engagement; Policy Modeling, Learning from Best Practices.

Module - III

Policy Implementation, Analysis and Review: Policy Implementation: Bill, Law, Schemes & Regulatory Compliance; Fixing Responsibility and Target: Incentives and Disincentives; Policy Convergence, Governance  and Communication; Policy Sustainability (How stakeholders can own a Policy), Different Approaches to Policy Analysis; Institutional Analysis, Beneficiary Analysis, Impact Analysis;  Monitoring and Evaluation; Policy Modeling- Developing Best Practices.

Module - IV

Social development and Public Policy: Government and social development Entrepreneurship & Ease of Doing Business; Industrial Policies, Welfare Schemes & Regulatory Bodies; Public Private Partnerships (PPP); Lobbying and Advocacy Strategies for Policy Change and Effectiveness.

Practical Policy Skill Component

20 Hours through Workshops Policy Analysis Skills, Public Policy Advocacy, Community Engagement in Public Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation and Policy Publications.

Practical Academic Skills (Embedded to each Unit) Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking Skills on IELTS (Academic) Model, Writing for Public Platforms, Public Speaking, Presentations in Seminars and ToT.

Suggested Readings

1. Chakrabarti, Rajesh and Sanyal, Kaushiki (2016) Public Policy in India, Oxford University Press. 

2. Lawrence, Anne and Weber, James (2017), Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy, McGraw Hill. 

3. Moran, Michael et al (Eds. 2018 pbk) The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy, Oxford University Press.

4. Narain, Vishal (2018) Public Policy: A View from the South, Cambridge University Press.