The Policy Development Handbook is so designed as to offer

practical guidance and advice in the relevant steps of the policy

making process in the Republic of Macedonia taking account of the
requirements stipulated in the legal acts and the best practices
applied in the EU member states and other developed
democracies.
The Handbook is divided into six sections which are generally
linked to the distinct steps in the policy process. The seven steps
are:
• IDENTIFIENG POLICY ISSUES AND ASSESSING THE NEED FOR
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
• DEVELOPING POLICY OPTIONS FOR RESPONDING
• ASSESSING AND COSTING THE OPTIONS
• TESTING AND REFINING THE OPTIONS