In a two page memo address the following using Lowi's typology of public policy:
Select a problem relating to national defense and develop four policy alternatives to address that issue.
United States
China Policy
o Two of the policy alternatives are to be developed using a liberal ideology and two will come from a conservative ideology. Use the classical definitions of liberalism and conservativism defined in class rather than popular notions of these concepts.
o Additionally, two alternatives should reflect radical approaches, while the other two should reflect mainstream approaches.
o In summary, you will construct policy alternatives for each of the following viewpoints radical conservative mainstream conservative radical liberal mainstream liberal
o Explicitly state how the alternatives represent the underlying assumptions of conservative or liberal ideologies.
o Explicitly state how the features of your proposed alternatives further the objectives of each viewpoint.
o Your alternatives may come from any of the 4 types of coercion (regulative, distributive, redistributive, constituent). Explicitly state which type of coercion each proposed alternative represents.