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Homework: Business Finance- Management- Historical Perspective
Each of the homework in the course builds on one another. The public policy topic chosen in this homework will be the same one you use for the rest of your homework.
The purpose of this first homework is to introduce you to a particular policy issue that has been discussed in two presidential administrations when the policy began, its impact on various sectors, and its effectiveness over time.
Task
Pick one federal policy that was discussed over a span of two different administrations. For example, health care policies under Presidents Clinton and Obama, or foreign policy under Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.
In addition to the Strayer Library, you may want to use the following resources as you develop your paper:
1. American Politics: Presidency and the ExecutiveLinks to an external site. to assist you in identifying a policy.
2. For concepts and terms referencing public policy purpose and outcomes, see What Is Public Policy?Links to an external site.
Write a 3 to 4 pages paper in which you:
1. Discuss the historical perspective of the time when the policy was discussed or implemented. Indicate the context or the problem of the day and the urgency for the policy.
2. Analyze the social, economic, and political environments for the time the policy was discussed or implemented.
3. Critique the policy for its effectiveness at that time.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this homework is:
1. Assess the effectiveness of a federal policy in terms of the historical perspectives and the social, economic, and political environments of the time.