In your understanding of public policy, how can it improve or impede political representation for traditionally marginalized and excluded groups such as women and the youths in any given society in Zambia? Provide some typical examples to justify your response.
Some schools of thought have defined Public policy as "the set of activities that governments engage in for the purpose of changing their economy and society", effectively saying that public policy is legislation brought in with the aim of benefiting or impacting the electorate in some way. To some other schools of thought, it is considered as "a set of actions that affect the solution of a policy problem, i.e. a dissatisfaction regarding a certain need, demand or opportunity for public intervention. In your understanding of public policy, how can it improve or impede political representation for traditionally marginalized and excluded groups such as women and the youths in any given society in Zambia? Provide some typical examples to justify your response.
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