A. What is the specific policy or general policy area to be analyzed?
B. What is the nature of the problem targeted by the policy?
1. How is the problem defined?
2. For whom is it a problem?
C. What is the context of the policy being analyzed (i.e., how does this specific policy fit with other policies seeking to manage a social problem)?
D. Choice analysis (i.e., what is the design of programs created by a policy and what are the alternatives to this design?)
1. What are the bases of social allocation?
2. What are the types of social provisions?
3. What are the strategies for delivery of benefits?
4. What are the methods of financing these provisions?