The correct answer is the third one: actions a government takes in responding to a public problem.
Public policies are projects and activities designed and managed by a state through a government and a public administration in order to satisfy specific needs of the society. These projects and activities are actions, regulatory measures, laws, and budget priorities on a particular topic promulgated by a governmental entity. Since public problems are very varied, public policies refer to different aspects of the society, like education, health, social development, urban infrastructure, taxation, among several others. Since their approach is very general, they are broken down into plans, programs, and projects, each of one having a shorter term goal in order to achieve the general objective of the public policy.
They were wanting to export from them and import to themselves - this made India relevant and made them a global trade player.
Britain's original motive for wanting to control the Middle East was primarily strategic: by dominating a belt of territory stretching from Egypt to Iran it could control the route between Europe and India.
<span>The answer is The Gold Rush brought treasure seekers, Silver discoveries, entrepreneurs of the banking industry, with the founding of Wells Fargo, development of the Port of San Francisco and the establishment in 1869 of overland access to the eastern U.S. rail system via the newly completed Pacific Railroad helped make the Bay Area a center for trade, immigrant laborers, as the population grew so did the businesses catering to the needs and tastes of the growing population.</span>
