Public Policy
eBook - ePub

Public Policy

Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives

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  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Public Policy

Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives

About this book

With the right information, we can develop public policies that work better.

Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, Eighth Edition helps students understand how and why policy analysis is used to assess policy alternatives. The text encourages them to not only question the assumptions of policy analysts, but also recognize how various strategies are used in support of political arguments.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Brief Contents
  7. Detailed Contents
  8. List of Boxes
  9. List of Figures
  10. List of Tables
  11. Preface
  12. Acknowledgments
  13. About the Authors
  14. Part I The Study of Public Policy
  15. 1 Public Policy and Politics
  16. 2 Government Institutions and Policy Actors
  17. 3 Understanding Public Policymaking
  18. Part II Analyzing Public Policy
  19. 4 Policy Analysis: An Introduction
  20. 5 Public Problems and Policy Alternatives
  21. 6 Assessing Policy Alternatives
  22. Part III Issues and Controversies in Public Policy
  23. 7 Economic and Budgetary Policy
  24. 8 Health Care Policy
  25. 9 Welfare and Social Security Policy
  26. 10 Education Policy
  27. 11 Environmental and Energy Policy
  28. 12 Foreign Policy and Homeland Security
  29. Part IV Conclusions
  30. 13 Politics, Analysis, and Policy Choice
  31. Glossary
  32. References
  33. Index