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Public Policy: The Essential Readings
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This collection of 46 key classic and contemporary readings explores the environment within which public policy is made and the actual policy-making process. KEY TOPICS: This book includes readings that are among the most frequently cited or that highlight the link between theory and practice particularly well. It groups readings into four major sections which parallel both the majority of policy texts and the way many courses are designed: the nature of p… More >>
Public Policy: The Essential Readings
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Understanding Public Policy
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Updated in a new 13th edition and the gold-standard for introductory public policy texts, Understanding Public Policy is designed to provide readers with concrete tools for not only understanding public policy in general, but for analyzing specific public policies. This new edition focuses on the many policy changes initiated by President Barack Obama, with special attention given to the economic policies addressing the global financial crisis…. More >>
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Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives
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Public policy texts need to give a thorough explanation of the policy process, but why do so many relegate policy analysis to a single, final chapter or not cover it at all? In the third edition of their innovative text, Kraft and Furlong take a decidedly different tack. They introduce and integrate an evaluative approach to policy throughout their text, encouraging critical and creative thinking on issues ranging from economic policy and the financial bailout to ho… More >>
Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives
Tags: Alternatives, Analysis, critical and creative thinking, economic policy, evaluative approach, financial bailout, Policy, policy texts, Politics, Public, public policyRelated posts