Public Admin General Budget Allocation

Public Admin General Budget Allocation

Budget Area

Defense

Health Care

Social Insurance (aid to the elderly, disable, unemployed)

Job Training

Disaster Relief

Public Education (K -- Universities)

Environmental Management (regulate clear and clean water; regulate the handling & disposal of hazardous & radioactive wastes)

Support of Cultural Institutions (e.g. libraries, museums, zoo, etc.)

Conservation of Natural Resources

Management of National Parks % Lands

Manage Law and Order

Regulate Business

Build and Maintain Roads, Dams, & Other Infrastructure

TOTAL

A critique of the general thought process used to reach a consensus on the various public policy categories

In choosing the public policy category, it is crucial to determine the necessary resources and measures that should prioritize the percentage budget allocation for the federal government. Security of the federal government is crucial to the development and growth of the nation. This makes security reasonable to command large portion of the budget allocation. 15% of the budget of the federal government (5 trillion) should focus on ensuring of the security of other citizens and investment opportunities. Other developmental programs rely heavily on the political peace and security of the nation. The next crucial aspect of the economy is education. In order to promote higher level of literacy and human capital, it is vital for the federal government to invest in education. This would initiative technological knowhow, which is significant for the development of the contemporary economy. Education is an indicator of development thus must feature significantly in the budget allocation criteria. The other prominent portion of the budget allocation emphasizes on the infrastructures. As a nation aiming to further its developmental status, it is ideal to focus on infrastructural growth. This would facilitate movement of resources within industries. Infrastructures would also create employment opportunities thus contribution towards the GDP. Health sector is also crucial to the development of the federal government. It is clear that a healthy nation is a developed society. The health sector is crucial to the economy since it focuses on the well-being of the citizens and main GDP contributors. Other elements of the budgetary are also vital to the economy but not that crucial to the extent of the first four. This makes budgeting necessary to determine how to allocate the remaining resources amongst the remaining elements.

An assessment of the decision-making process