Art of the Game Understanding Public Policy (with InfoTracr)

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ISBN: 9780534529048

ISBN-10: 0534529046

ISBN-13: 9780534529048

Edition: 2004

Authors: Stella Theodoulou, Chris Kofinis

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THE ART OF THE GAME defines the dynamics of public policy, elucidates the complexity intrinsic to each stage of the policy process, and delves into the implications of public policy for American politics and society. Illustrating concepts and theories relevant to the policy process, the text incorporates contemporary examples with a variety of creative exercises that develop a theoretical and practical understanding of the subject matter. Underscoring this approach is a desire to combine both academic and applied perspectives. This approach helps readers to comprehend the significance of each stage and the dynamics of the policy process. In other words, rather than offering mere description…

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List price: $106.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 10/16/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 348
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Preface	p. xxi
About the Authors	p. xxiii
The Foundation of Public Policy: The Language, the What, the Where, and the Who of Policy Making
The Language of Public Policy: Critical Concepts	p. 2
A Series of Critical Concepts	p. 2
Power	p. 3
Authority and Legitimacy	p. 4
Representation	p. 5
Public Interest	p. 7
Politics	p. 7
Pluralism and Elitism	p. 8
Public vs. Private	p. 9
Needs and Rights	p. 13
Equality and Justice	p. 15
Efficiency and Effectiveness	p. 16
Human Nature	p. 18
The What: Policy Typologies, Policy Tools, and the Policy-Making Process	p. 22
What Is Public Policy?	p. 22
Public Policy Definitions--Competing Perspectives	p. 23
Essential Components of a Public Policy Definition	p. 24
Action and Inaction	p. 24
Formal and Informal Players	p. 26
Types of Public Policies	p. 27
Intended Course of Action	p. 30
Intentional and Unintentional Consequences	p. 32
Policy Making as a Process	p. 33
The Where: Institutional Structure, Legislative Centers, and Policy Arenas	p. 36
Understanding the Where of American Policy Making	p. 37
Public Arena--Direct and Indirect Elected Representation	p. 38
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances	p. 40
Coalitions of Broad Political Support	p. 42
The Unifying Political Force of National Crisis	p. 43
Federalism	p. 45
Over 80,000 Legislative Centers and Counting	p. 46
Fiscal Federalism	p. 48
Critical Insights	p. 50
Policy Arenas and Subgovernments	p. 50
The Who: The Policy-Making Actors	p. 55
The Policy Players--Institutional Actors	p. 56
Members of Congress	p. 57
Congressional Staff	p. 58
President	p. 60
Presidential Inner Circle	p. 61
Executive Office of the President	p. 63
Presidential Cabinet	p. 63
Federal Courts	p. 64
Bureaucracy	p. 67
The Policy Players--Noninstitutional Actors	p. 69
Interest Groups	p. 69
Media	p. 71
Think Tanks	p. 73
The Public--A Mass of Individual Citizens	p. 74
Understanding How Policy is Made
The Policy Process: Diverse Models and Theories	p. 80
The Role of Theory	p. 80
Dominant Theories of the Policy Process	p. 81
Stages-Heuristic (Policy Cycle) Approach	p. 81
Stages-Heuristic (Policy Cycle) Approach--A Summary	p. 83
Rational Choice Approaches	p. 83
Rational Choice Approaches--A Summary	p. 86
Advocacy Coalition Framework Approach	p. 87
Advocacy Coalition Framework Approach--A Summary	p. 88
Incremental Approach	p. 89
Incremental Approach--A Summary	p. 90
Multiple Streams Model	p. 91
Multiple Streams Model--A Summary	p. 92
Punctuated Equilibrium Model	p. 92
Punctuated Equilibrium Model--A Summary	p. 94
Summary of Dominant Theories of the Policy Process	p. 94
Problem Identification: Recognition of Problems and Issues	p. 99
Identifying and Defining the Public Problem	p. 100
The Confusion over Problem Identification	p. 103
The Perceptual Process of Problem Identification	p. 105
Factors Influencing Problem Identification	p. 108
Public Problem or Private Issue?	p. 110
The Role of Scope and Cost in Problem Identification	p. 112
Scope	p. 112
Cost	p. 112
The Classic Public Policy Problem	p. 113
Agenda Setting: A Theoretical Understanding	p. 117
What Is Agenda Setting?	p. 117
Downs's Issue-Attention Cycle	p. 118
Kingdon's Multiple Streams Model	p. 120
Problems Stream	p. 120
Policy Stream	p. 121
Political Stream	p. 122
Policy Windows	p. 123
Cobb and Elder Agenda-Setting Model	p. 124
Policy Design and Formulation	p. 131
What Is Policy Formulation?	p. 131
Generic Policy Solutions or Instruments	p. 132
Actors Involved with Policy Formulation	p. 133
The President	p. 135
Congress	p. 136
The Bureaucracy	p. 136
Interest Groups	p. 137
Think Tanks and Policy Entrepreneurs	p. 137
How Policy Is Designed	p. 138
Policy Analysis	p. 139
The Policy Analysis Steps	p. 140
Problem Definition	p. 140
Establishing Evaluation Criteria	p. 140
Developing Alternatives	p. 141
Comparing and Selecting Alternatives	p. 141
Evaluation	p. 141
The Significance of Policy Analysis	p. 141
Models of Policy Formulation	p. 142
Routine	p. 142
Creative	p. 142
Conditional	p. 142
Craftsman	p. 143
Policy Adoption: Decisions and Strategies	p. 145
Defining Policy Adoption	p. 145
Policy Adoption Decision Criteria	p. 146
Values	p. 146
Political Party Affiliation	p. 148
Constituency Interests	p. 149
Deference	p. 150
The Legislative Process and Policy Adoption	p. 151
The Legislative Process--From Bill to Law	p. 152
House of Representatives	p. 153
The Senate	p. 155
The Conference Committee	p. 157
The President's Role	p. 157
Theaters of Action	p. 159
Public Theater	p. 159
Executive Theater	p. 159
Congressional Theater	p. 159
Political Theater	p. 160
Influencing Policy Adoption	p. 160
Mobilizing Members and Votes	p. 161
Direct Lobbying	p. 161
Focused Mail and Telephone Campaigns	p. 162
Aggressive Multimedia Campaigns	p. 162
Policy Implementation: Execution of Policy Solutions	p. 166
What Is Policy Implementation?	p. 166
Implementation--Why It Matters	p. 167
The Relationship: Design and Policy Implementation	p. 167
The Major Actor in Policy Implementation	p. 170
Bureaucracy	p. 170
Other Actors Involved in Policy Implementation	p. 174
The President	p. 174
Congress	p. 176
Courts	p. 177
Interest Groups	p. 178
Challenges to Implementation	p. 179
Theories of Implementation	p. 179
Top-Down Approach	p. 179
Bottom-Up Approach	p. 180
Synthesis: A Top-Down, Bottom-Up Approach	p. 180
Applying a Theory of Implementation	p. 180
Mazmanian and Sabatier Top-Down Implementation Model	p. 180
The Practice of Implementation	p. 182
Challenges and Pitfalls of Implementation	p. 182
Strategic Planning	p. 184
Start-Up and Execution Phases	p. 185
Models of Implementation	p. 187
Policy Evaluation: The Assessment of Executed Policy Solutions	p. 191
What Is Policy Evaluation?	p. 192
The Usefulness of Evaluation	p. 192
Types of Policy Evaluation	p. 193
Process Evaluation	p. 193
Outcome Evaluation	p. 193
Impact Evaluation	p. 194
Cost-Benefit Analysis	p. 194
How Policy Is Evaluated	p. 194
Stages in the Evaluation Process	p. 195
Planning	p. 195
Data Gathering	p. 196
Dissemination	p. 196
Who Evaluates?	p. 197
Obstacles and Problems in Evaluation	p. 198
Policy Change or Termination	p. 201
Policy Change Defined	p. 202
Reasons for Change	p. 202
Patterns of Policy Change	p. 203
Implementing Policy Change	p. 203
Understanding Why Policy Change Occurs	p. 203
The Cyclical Thesis	p. 204
The Evolutionary or Policy-Learning Thesis	p. 205
The Backlash or Zigzag Thesis	p. 206
What is Policy Termination?	p. 206
Why Is Policy Termination So Rare?	p. 206
Reasons for Policy Termination	p. 207
Types of Policy Termination	p. 207
Approaches to Termination	p. 208
Successful Policy Termination Strategies	p. 208
Types of Terminators	p. 209
An Illustrative Case of the Policy Process: Terrorism and Aviation Security	p. 211
Social Construction and Agenda Setting: AIDS	p. 219
Policy Arenas: Exploring the Policy Process
Environmental Policy: Defining and Identifying a Problem	p. 226
Contemporary Environmental Policy in the United States	p. 227
Environmental Problem Definition and Identification	p. 231
The Policy Process and Environmental Policy Making	p. 232
Environmental Policy Instruments	p. 233
Education Policy: Setting and Building an Agenda	p. 237
Contemporary Education Policy in the United States	p. 239
Education Policy and the Agenda-Setting Process	p. 245
Problem Stream	p. 246
Policy Stream	p. 246
Political Stream	p. 247
The Policy Process and Education Reform	p. 247
Education Policy Instruments	p. 248
Health Care Policy: Designing Policy Alternatives	p. 252
Contemporary Health Policy in the United States	p. 256
Designing Health Policy Alternatives	p. 262
The Policy Process and Health Care Policy	p. 265
Health Care Policy Instruments	p. 266
Welfare Policy: Formulating and Legitimizing Policy Solutions	p. 269
Contemporary Social Welfare Policy in the United States	p. 272
Formulation and Legitimation of Social Welfare Policy	p. 277
Formulation of Welfare Reform	p. 277
Legitimation of Welfare Reform	p. 278
The Policy Process and Social Welfare Policy	p. 281
Welfare Policy Instruments	p. 281
Immigration Policy: Implementing and Evaluating Policy Solutions	p. 285
Contemporary Immigration Policy in the United States	p. 286
U.S. Immigration Statistics	p. 287
Evolution of Immigration Policy	p. 291
Implementing and Evaluating Immigration Policy	p. 297
The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act--A Classic Policy Failure?	p. 298
The Policy Process and Immigration Policy	p. 301
Immigration Policy Instruments	p. 302
Defense Policy: Changing or Terminating Policies	p. 306
Contemporary U.S. Defense Policy	p. 309
China--The Next Global Peer Competitor	p. 312
The Policy Process and Defense Policy	p. 313
New Defense Policy Instruments	p. 316
The Art of the Game
Understanding Choices and Decisions	p. 322
Decision-Making Models	p. 323
Rational Model	p. 323
Incremental Model	p. 324
Group Model	p. 324
Elite Model	p. 324
Subgovernments Model	p. 325
Bureaucratic Corporatist Model	p. 325
Institutional Model	p. 325
Systems Model	p. 325
Internet Resources	p. 330
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