governmental policy
State-mandated course
Governmental policy is a course of action adopted by a government to address public issues or achieve specific goals.
The term covers everything from foreign policy to economic policy to healthcare policy.
The new governmental policy on emissions takes effect next year.
Often shortened to simply policy when context makes the governmental aspect clear.
- carbon emissionsReleased greenhouse gases
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- tax cutsDecreased government assessments
- healthcare reformChanges to medical systems
- fiscal stimulusGovernment spending to boost economy
public spending · education funding · diplomacy · renewable energy · budget deficit · public debt · geopolitical strategy · gender equality · civil liberties · consumer protection laws · red tape · income redistribution · minimum wage · international treaties · disability rights · poverty alleviation · social security · safety net
governmental policymarket forces
Supply-demand price drivers
free market · laissez-faire · corporate policy · private enterprise · consumer choice
governmental policygrassroots movement
Citizen-led collective action campaign
custom · spontaneous order · tradition · improvisation · social convention
governmental policyindividual autonomy
Power over own choices
personal freedom · local custom · personal choice · anarchism · self-determination
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