TY - JOUR AU - Tomé, José Manuel Salum PY - 2020/07/19 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Public Policy or Government Programs: Are a Contribution to the Inclusion in Chile? JF - Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal JA - ASSRJ VL - 7 IS - 7 SE - Articles DO - 10.14738/assrj.77.8604 UR - https://journals.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/8604 SP - 115-126 AB - <p>Given the importance of Public Policies for social transformation, the document explains why and under what circumstances they constitute a decisive factor to promote or inhibit social transformation.&nbsp;A policy is a purposeful, intentional, planned behavior, not just reactive, casual.&nbsp;It is set in motion with the decision to achieve certain objectives through certain means: it is an action with meaning.&nbsp;It is a process, a course of action that involves a whole complex set of decisions and operators&nbsp;<u><sup>.&nbsp;</sup></u>Politics is also a&nbsp;public&nbsp;communication activity&nbsp;.&nbsp;Hence, the&nbsp;purpose of this article is&nbsp;s be a guide in the understanding and analysis of what is meant by Public Policies, as well as contributing to the understanding of the mechanisms for their design and elaboration.<em>&nbsp;</em>That they have a clear and simple idea of ​​what Public Policies are in a generalized context and the steps that must be carried out to implement them.<em>&nbsp;</em></p> ER -