Public Policy: Perspectives and Choices

Drones. Healthcare. Immigration. The economy. Gun control. Topics in the news on a daily basis, all the subject of heated policy debates. This new edition of Public Policy: Perspectives and Choices―thoroughly revised to reflect a half-decade of significant changes in the policy environment―is designed to give students the tools that they need to analyze and assess the nation’s public policies for years to come. The authors combine a clear explanation of the basic concepts and methods of the policymaking process with a keen focus on how values influence policy choices. They then apply this foundation to a range of policy areas. The fully updated text: • Presents complicated ideas in an accessible way • Engages with controversies, bringing the study of public policy alive • Draws on a wealth of "real world" examples • Provides balanced consideration of liberal and conservative policy positions • Emphasizes the relationship between individual and national interests The result is an ideal combination of theory and practice for effectively teaching public policy. CONTENTS: Why Study Public Policy. Tools for Policy Analysis. Polarized Politics: The Policy Context. Political Economy: The Basis of Public Policy. Funding Public Policy: From Theory to Practice. The Politics and Economics of Inequality. Education: A Troubled Federal-State Relationship. Criminal Justice: Responding to Evolving Concerns. Health Care: Diagnosing a Chronic Problem. Housing: Public Policy and the "American Dream." The Environment: Issues on a Global Scale. Rethinking National Security Policy.
ASIN: 1626370753
VSKU: GBV.1626370753.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Cochran, Charles L.|Malone, Eloise F.
Binding: Paperback
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