POLICY

EVALUATIO
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HIPOLITO, ALEXANDRA AMRY B.
MPA 625 Public Policy and Program Administration
POLICY EVALUATION
Estimation,
assessment, appraisal
of policy, its contents,
implementation and effects
IMPORTANCE OF POLICY
EVALUATION
Identifying intended and
unintended effects of a
particular policy

Gaining full advantage of your

policy
IMPRESSIONISTIC EVALUATION
Judgement based on the effects/
evidence of the policy

Example:
Welfare program, tax cut, rise in
price of palay
 MISUSES OF
EVALUATIO
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HIPOLITO, ALEXANDRA AMRY B.
MPA 625 Public Policy and Program Administration
EYE-WASH
An attempt to justify a weak or
bad program by deliberately
selecting for evaluation only
those aspects that look good on
the surface

Appearance replaces reality

WHITE-WASH
An attempt to cover up program
failure or error by avoiding
appraisal

Vindication replaces
verification
SUBMARINE
An attempt to torpedo or
destroy a program regardless of
its effectiveness

Politics replaces science

POSTURE
An attempt to use evaluation as
a gesture of objectivity or
professionalism

Ritual replaces research

POSTPONEMENT
An attempt to delay needed
action by pretending to seek the
facts

Research replaces service