Abstract:

With the development of society，public policy has become a way of as well as a tool for economic growth，system reform and state transformation. From the perspective of risk management，this paper，based on an outline of risk assessment of public policy in China，analyzes the realistic necessity of risk assessment of public policy and probes into its assessment process. On that basis，discussions on major concerns of future policy risks are made and then the authors provide suggestions on effective coping strategies of risks of public policy in China.

Key words: public policy, risks of public policy, risk assessment of policy, risk assessment of public policy, government credibility