Following the BP spill, the president, Congress, and various government agencies had difficulty deciding on the correct actions to deal with the problem.This indicated a problem with

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The difficulty in deciding on the correct actions to deal with the BP spill indicates a problem with policy formation, which is the stage in the policy-making process where alternatives are proposed and evaluated. The other stages (problem recognition, agenda setting, policy adoption, and policy evaluation) were likely already completed, and the focus was on selecting the most effective course of action.

Following the BP Spill, the President, Congress, and Various Government