Economic Policy Making: Lessons from Costa Rica

Аннотация

We are pleased to publish this essay Eduardo Lizano as the twenty first in our series of Occasional Papers, which present reflections by scholars and policy makers on devolopment issues. The process related to policy-making touches the core function of democratic politics,namely the elaboration and discussion of policy solutions to societal problems. This chapter provides a theoretical entrée to the analysis of policy-making and identifies potential determinants of policy choices. It pursues two core objectives. First, it intends to familiarise the readers with the general concept of the policy cycle, which helps to focus more specifically on the relevant actors and institutions.