policy reform
Revising official guidelines
Policy reform is the process of changing existing laws, regulations, or governmental practices to improve outcomes or address problems.
The term implies deliberate, structured change rather than revolution: The commission recommended sweeping policy reform in education.
Reform suggests improvement, though what counts as improvement depends on political perspective.
Healthcare reform, tax reform, and criminal justice reform are perennial topics in democratic societies.
- activismDirect effort for reform
- grassroots organizingLocal citizen-led collective action
- town hallLocal government headquarters
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
lobbying · special interest · think tank · decentralization · transparency · stakeholders · legislation · ballot initiative · anti-discrimination · accountability · white paper · bipartisan support · affirmative action · gender equality · sunset clause · poverty alleviation · human rights advocacy · red tape
- activismboycotts, activists, activist, advocate, demonstrating
- reformreformer, reformist, democratic reforms, structural change, overhaul
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, women's rights, feminist novels
- public policypublic administration, public affairs, think tanks, defense budget, public housing
- advocacy groupsadvocacy group, lobbying groups, lobby group, NAACP, lobby groups
- ageismageism, age discrimination, elder abuse, elder neglect, adultism
policy reformstatus quo
Existing condition of affairs
inaction · conservatism · entrenchment · traditionalism · standstill
policy reformrevolution
Violent governmental overthrow
policy reformbacksliding
Reverting to former sins
retrenchment · dismantling · policy reversal · institutional decay · rollback