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Democratic Policymaking

Name: Democratic Policymaking
Author: Charles Barrilleaux, Christopher Reenock, Mark Souva

An Analytic Approach

Charles Barrilleaux, Christopher Reenock, Mark Souva

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An Analytic Approach

Charles Barrilleaux, Christopher Reenock, Mark Souva

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This introduction applies analytic models to policymaking challenges, equipping students with tools to evaluate core policymaking dilemmas. Students are introduced to the approaches of game theory, social choice theory, research design and causal inference. Key terms, along with current research, are highlighted to build an understanding of public policy study. Exercises and thought questions enable students to develop skills to assess public policy dilemmas. The analytically rigorous style of the text is accessible and avoids lengthy descriptions. Supplementary resources for instructors include extensive notes, ancillaries and online resources, including a test bank, quizzes and editable lecture slides for all chapters that can be modified to fit particular courses. This textbook is suitable for introductory public policy and public administration courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

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Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2016

ISBN

9781316818152

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

American Government

Index

Politics & International Relations

1

Public

Policy

Models

Outline

Introduction

12

1

.

1

Studying

Public

Policy

13

1

.

2

Why

Study

Public

Policy?

14

1

.

3

The

Policymaking

Process

19

1

.

4

Models

of

Public

Policy

41

1

.

5

Conclusion

53

Questions



What

are

the

expected

bene

ﬁ

ts

of

studying

public

policy?



What

are

the

major

areas

of

the

policymaking

process?



How

are

policy

“

problems

”

and

“

solutions

”

de

ﬁ

ned?



Do

policy

problems

always

precede

policy

solutions?



How

do

political

interests

place

items

on

the

policy

agenda

for

consideration?



Why

do

some

policy

issues

never

seem

to

make

it

onto

the

agenda?



Why

do

some

policies

register

little

change

over

lengthy

periods,

only

to

then

give

way

to

a

rapid

burst

of

change?



What

are

the

critical

features

of

a

theoretical

model

of

public

policy?

Overview



Public

policy

is

the

study

of

government

activity,

including

laws,

regulations,

and

funding

priorities,

and

its

in

ﬂ

uence

on

society.



We

study

public

policy

to

satisfy

three

basic

needs:

our

desire

to

ensure

that

government

actions

are

accountable

to

the

public,

whether

government

expend-

itures

are

ef

ﬁ

cient,

and

that

government

is

fair

or

equitable

in

its

application.