Understanding, Informing, and Appraising Public Policy

Name: Understanding, Informing, and Appraising Public Policy
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ISBN: 9780321078452

ISBN-10: 0321078454

ISBN-13: 9780321078452

Edition: 2004

Authors: James J. Gosling

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This unique new text gives students the philosophical and analytical tools they need to place todays policy issues within a normative context, evaluate the policy actions of our government, and understand and appraise the choices our policymakers make. Combining practical, real world examples with both empirical and normative theory, this book uniquely provides students of public policy with the tools they need to understand and appraise policymaking in the United States. Empirically, it gives students the theoretical approaches that will help them understand why policymakers behave as they do. Normatively, it helps students to determine the appropriate role of government, the…

Book details

List price: $72.60
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/25/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English




Enduring Political Questions in Public Policy



Agenda Setting and Policy Making in a Fragmented Political System



Comparing Federal and State Policy Making



Informing Public Policy Choice



Explaining Public Policy Choice



Implementing and Evaluating Public Policy



Addressing Contemporary Policy Issues



Appraising America's Public Policy Performance