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Preferred term
public policy and human development
Definition(s)
- Numerous authors have suggested that defining public policy is a difficult task (Bogenschneider, 2000; Dye, 1998), especially when it comes to policies intended to promote child/youth well-being (Pittman, Diversi, & Ferber, 2002; Walker, 2001; Walker, Brooks, & Wrightsman, 1999). Thus, Dye (1998) suggests that it is simply easier to define public policy as “whatever governments choose to do or not to do” (p. [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Public Policy and Human Development]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PS1FTMLV-7
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