The arguments to this point are that: (1) cultural variety matters for public policy;
(2) there are chronic tendencies to deny it the attention it ought to have; and
(3) denial deprives some policy options and policy process alternatives of a level
playing field. A superficial acknowledgement of variety will not help much unless
acted on to improve the information provided for and actually used in public policy.
Those changes are more likely with increased representation and standing in policy
processes of those attentive to variety. What sort of repertoire of enquiry would then
get greater emphasis?10