The Government of Castleton Is in the Process of Formulating

question 31

Multiple Choice

The government of Castleton is in the process of formulating a new policy to address the problem of child labor.They have assessed the possible positive and negative outcomes of various policy alternatives and have formulated a policy that they believe would achieve the desired goals in an effective manner.According to the stages in the process of policy formulation,what is the next stage in the process of formulating this new policy?

• A)policy formulation
• B)policy implementation
• C)evaluation
• D)closure

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