Policy Simplification
submit a 4-page, double-spaced paper.
- Research and select a government regulation.
- Consider improvements that could be made to the government regulation through simplification.
- Apply the concepts from this week regarding simplification to the government regulation you selected.
- Describe the improvements that could be made using simplification.
- Defend your explanations using specific examples to justify your perspective.
- Apply appropriate APA format and citations.
Helpful Ref:
Simpler: The Future of Government
Chapter 5, “Automatic for the People” (pp. 100–126)
Chapter 6, “Invisible Gorillas and Human Herds” (pp. 127–146)
Chapter 7, “Regulatory Moneyball” (pp. 147–172)
Chapter 8, “Eliminating Red Tape” (pp. 173–189)
Chapter 9, “The Nanny State?” (pp. 190–208)
Chapter 10, “Simplifying Choice Architecture” (pp. 209–214)
Sunstein, C. R. (2013).
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Policy Simplification
Various sectors with governance and the federal administration have adopted different regulations to control operations that are carried out by multiple stakeholders within the nation. It is from such a need for control that different regulations, such as the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), have been enacted to facilitate and govern various export operations. However, at times, these regulations are complicated and pose different levels of challenges to the facilitators and the general public. This calls for the need to adopt simplification operations to enhance a smooth co-existence of the regulations…
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