Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Public Policy

A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions.

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • Policies, Public
  • Policy, Public
  • Public Policies
  • Affirmative Action
  • Migration Policy
  • Population Policy
  • Social Policy
  • Social Protection
  • Action, Affirmative
  • Migration Policies
  • Policies, Migration
  • Policies, Population
  • Policies, Social
  • Policy, Migration
  • Policy, Population
  • Policy, Social
  • Population Policies
  • Protection, Social
  • Social Policies

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4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, trends.

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  1. I01w.655w.500.608w
  2. I01w.880w.604.825.608w
  3. N03w.623w.500.608w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Public Policy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011640. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011640
  2. Public Policy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_policy
  3. Public Policy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546113