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Concept information
Preferred term
issues and policy
Type
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Topic
Definition
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A definite course or method of action selected by a governmental agency, institution, group or individual from among alternatives and, in the light of given conditions, to guide and usually determine present and future decisions. A specified decision or set of decisions designed to carry out such a chosen course of action.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- agricultural policy
- development policy
- economic policy
- educational policy
- energy policy
- environmental policy
- health policy
- international policy and programs
- marketing policy
- national planning
- natural resource policy
- nutrition policy
- policy analysis
- public policy
- research policy
- rural policy
- trade policy
Synonyms
- governmental policies
- government policy
- issues and policies
- policies
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5436
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