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Public Policy : Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives by Scott R. Furlong and Michael E. Kraft (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCQ Press
ISBN-101452202745
ISBN-139781452202747
eBay Product ID (ePID)117241972
Product Key Features
Number of Pages592 Pages
Publication NamePublic Policy : Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPublic Policy / General, Public Affairs & Administration, General, Research
Publication Year2012
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science
AuthorScott R. Furlong, Michael E. Kraft
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight28 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2012-019488
Dewey Edition23/eng/20240402
Number of Volumes00 vols.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal320.60973
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentPART ONE: THE STUDY OF PUBLIC POLICYPublic Policy and PoliticsWhat Is Public Policy?Defining Basic ConceptsThe Contexts of Public PolicyThe Reasons for Government InvolvementWhy Study Public Policy?The Practice of Policy AnalysisGovernment Institutions and Policy ActorsGrowth of GovernmentGovernment Institutions and Policy CapacityFederalismSeparation of PowersInformal Policy Actors and Policy CapacityImproving Policy CapacityUnderstanding the Politics of Public PolicyTheories of Politics and Public PolicyThe Policy Process ModelInstruments of Public PolicyPolicy TypologiesPART TWO: ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICYPolicy Analysis: An IntroductionThe Nature of Policy AnalysisSteps in the Policy Analysis ProcessTypes of Policy AnalysisWhat Kind of Analysis Is Needed?Public Problems and Policy AlternativesProblem AnalysisHow to Find InformationConstructing AlternativesCreative Thinking about Policy ActionAssessing Policy AlternativesEvaluative Criteria for Judging Policy ProposalsUsing the Methods of Policy AnalysisEconomic ApproachesDecision Making and ImpactsPolitical and Institutional ApproachesEthical AnalysisPART THREE: ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES IN PUBLIC POLICYEconomic and Budgetary PolicyBackgroundGoals of Economic PolicyTools of Economic PolicyThe Budget Process and Its Effect on Economic PolicyEconomic Policy: Successes and FailuresFuture Economic Issues and ChallengesFocused Discussion: How to Address the Budgetary ShortfallHealth Care PolicyBackgroundMajor Government Health Care ProgramsRising Health Care CostsManaged Care OrganizationsReducing Health Care Costs: Beyond HMOsQuality of CareFocused Discussion: Should There Be Greater Emphasis on Preventative Health Care?Welfare and Social Security PolicyBackgroundSocial SecurityWelfareFocused Discussion: Addressing the Elephant in the Room - Social SecurityEducation PolicyBackgroundProblems Facing EducationHigher Education IssuesEducation Policy ReformsFocused Discussion: Higher Education Affordability, Cost, and ValuesEnvironmental and Energy PolicyBackgroundThe Evolution of Environmental and Energy PolicyFrom Consensus to Conflict in Environmental PolicyMajor Federal Environmental PoliciesEnergy PoliciesFocused Discussion: Climate Change and Energy Policy AlternativesForeign Policy and Homeland SecurityBackground and Policy EvaluationSelected Issues in Homeland SecurityFocused Discussion: Civil Liberties in an Age of TerrorismPART FOUR: CONCLUSIONSPolitics, Analysis, and Policy ChoicePublic Policies and Their ImpactsPolicy Analysis and Policy ChoicesCitizen Participation in Decision MakingConclusions
SynopsisAll too often, public policy textbooks offer a basic grounding in the policy process without the benefit of integrating the use of policy analysis. Kraft and Furlong, since their first edition, take a different tack. They want students to understand how and why policy analysis is used to assess policy alternatives--not only to question the assumptions of policy analysts, but to recognize how analysis is used in support of political arguments. To encourage critical and creative thinking on issues ranging from the financial bailout to rising gas prices to natural disasters, the authors introduce and fully integrate an evaluative approach to policy. Public Policy starts with a concise review of institutions, policy actors, and major theoretical models. The authors then discuss the nature of policy analysis and its practice, and show students how to employ evaluative criteria in six substantive policy areas. Public Policy arms students with analytic tools they need to understand the motivations of policy actors--both within and outside of government--influence a complex, yet comprehensible, policy agenda., Public Policy starts with a concise review of institutions, policy actors, and major theoretical models. The authors then discuss the nature of policy analysis and its practice, and show students how to employ evaluative criteria in six substantive policy areas. Public Policy arms students with analytic tools they need to understand the motivations of policy actors--both within and outside of government--influence a complex, yet comprehensible, policy agenda., This best selling public policy text stands apart from the competition with an integration of policy analysis as an evaluative approach to policymaking. Students understand how and why policy analysis is used to assess policy alternatives., 'Public Policy' starts with the basics and describes government institutions, identifies primary policy actors, and reviews major theoretical models. The authors then discuss the nature of policy analysis and its practice, and show students how to employ evaluative criteria in six substantive policy areas.
LC Classification NumberH97.K73 2012
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