public policy, n.All

Public policy (n.) becomes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the inverse of public opinion in a failing state: where the budget rises the public wants cuts, and where it falls the public wants more.