Outline of Public Affairs - Branches of Public Affairs

Branches of Public Affairs

  • Public policy – principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. Public policy is commonly embodied "in constitutions, legislative acts, and judicial decisions."
  • Public administration – implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work.

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