Types of policy

TABLE 14.1 Types of Policy TYPE OF POLICY WHO PROMOTES WHO BENEFITS? WHO PAYS? POLICY GOAL THIS POLICY? (WINS) (LOSES) EXAMPLES Redistributive To help the Public interest Disadvantaged Middle- and Medicaid; food have-nots in groups; officials citizens upper-class assistance society motivated by values taxpayers Distributive To meet Legislators and Members of All taxpayers Homeowners’ the needs interest groups interest groups tax deductions; of various and the legislators veterans’ groups they support benefits; anticrime policies; education reform Regulatory To limit Public interest Public Targeted Environmental or control groups groups policy actions of individuals or groups