APPROACHES OF

POLICY CYCLE
Llonel M Oamil
policy cycle is a tool used for analyzing the
development of a policy item. It can also be referred to
as a "stagist approach", "stages heuristic" or "stages
approach". It is thus a rule of thumb rather than the
actual reality of how policy is created
1 – Agenda setting:
-foresight scanning
-identify emerging issues
2 – Formulation:
-impact assessment
3 – Adoption:
-support and advice to regulatory
bodies
4 – Implementation:
-independent verification
5 – Evaluation:
-evaluate efficiency and
effectiveness
6 – Support / maintenance:
-crisis response
-feedback / updates