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A popular example of public deliberations is the game show with audience participation. In order for a decision to be labeled dynamic, the cliff hanger decisions are made in “real time” and are dependent on previous actions (guesses). Social-based decisions are influenced by people such as advocates, the ecstatic contestants, as they await their chance to bid on a policy. The policy cannot be imposed upon a public without acknowledging that a public will reuptake or deflect based on valued judgments and decisions. The public wants to be heard but the balance between public sentiment and political plausibility is often at odds.
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Battle-Fisher, M. (2015). Health Systems and Policymaking as the “Price Is Right”. In: Application of Systems Thinking to Health Policy & Public Health Ethics. SpringerBriefs in Public Health(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12203-8_5
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