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Borrowed Thoughts & Reflections-A Learner's view of Policy Making process (A Personal Opinion)

  Often a policy analyst, as an economic expert, depending ONLY on empirical data (interpreted under tainted lens of "what we know" or "what we believe"; perhaps, better articulation would be- "inclined to believe") can be estranged from REALITY, solving one problem by temporarily shifting it to another sphere- there to create an infinitely bigger problem. Every "PERFECT" policy decision or the "best option" argued by even seasoned policy analyst seems to embody "A WAY OF SEEING", thus "the perfect policy" is not the "finality or exclusive solution". Every time a issue is addressed through a policy rooted in "PERCEPTIONAL ADHERENCE", fellow policy analyst should be aware of that -however slight, "perceptional adherence" of the seasoned analyst in selecting that "perfect policy" from an infinity of other possible policy solutions.  Also, while critically examining a policy, eval