Abstract:In the process of public policy formulation the public who participate in the formulation show the following problems They are not at the same cognitive level in participation, and they are just in an immature phase as a whole The structural and organizational imbalance makes them not fully rational and qualified to do well in participation which is required more And they will view something sometimes in participation impetuously The facts reveal that their present maturity is hard to support the largescale political participation orderly and efficiently So, the growth and maturity are important and necessary to the public who are encouraged to participate in policy formulation, of which some measures to be taken include fostering the transformation of pyramidtype social structure into rhombictype one, propagating the civil education for participating in policy formulation, expediting the development of nongovernmental organizations especially deepening the political reform
Key words:public policy; the public; participation; policy formulation