A Quantitative Model for Policy Text Assessment: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of China’s High-Standard Farmland Construction

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10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_126How to use a DOI?

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Policy text evaluation; the TOL index model; high-standard farmland construction policies

Abstract

Systematic evaluation of policy documents is essential for optimizing policy design; however, quantitative models for analyzing and assessing the content design of such documents remain inadequate. Accordingly, this paper introduces the TOL index model and a three-dimensional analytical framework of “theme-objective-lifecycle.” The TOL index model was developed through variable selection, parameter configuration, and index measurement. By implementing text feature extraction utilizing the Word2Vec model and LDA topic model analysis based on corpus from text mining methodologies, unstructured data was converted into structured data, thereby achieving systematic deconstruction of policy document content design and providing a scientific foundation for policy optimization. As a case study, a quantitative analysis was performed using policy documents concerning high-standard farmland construction in China during the current developmental stage. The research reveals that, overall, policy text content design exhibits considerable comprehensiveness, with policy ratings ranking above medium level. However, significant regional heterogeneity is observed in policy topics across various construction zones, substantial differences exist in policy objectives, and there are varying focuses on policy project lifecycles. The research concludes that this paper establishes a “Topic-Objective-Lifecycle” analytical framework and the TOL index model, systematically and multidimensionally deconstructing the content design of policy texts. The research findings provide scientific evidence for optimizing the content design of high-standard farmland construction policy texts in terms of policy topic coverage, progressive nature of policy objectives, and connectivity of policy lifecycles. Consequently, the TOL index model can also function as a decision support tool to facilitate policy design optimization.

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AU  - Yuan Wang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/15
TI  - A Quantitative Model for Policy Text Assessment: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of China’s High-Standard Farmland Construction
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 1246
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_126
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_126
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