Outline of public affairs

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to public affairs:
Public affairs - catch-all term that includes public policy as well as public administration, both of which are closely related to and draw upon the fields of political science and economics.

Essence of public affairs

Public policy - principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. Public policy is commonly embodied "in constitutions, legislative acts, and judicial decisions."
Public administration - implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work.