Understanding Public Policy, 15th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2017

  • Thomas R. Dye Florida State University

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ISBN-13: 9780137409242 (2021 update)
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Understanding Public Policy introduces public policy and helps you think critically about politics. It surveys models for explaining political life and gives you tools for analyzing public policy. You'll consider why governments make certain policy choices, along with the consequences of those choices.

Brief Contents

  1. Policy Analysis: What Governments Do, Why They Do It, and What Difference It Makes
  2. Models of Politics: Some Help in Thinking About Public Policy
  3. The Policymaking Process: Decision-Making Activities
  4. Policy Evaluation: Finding Out What Happens After a Law Is Passed
  5. Federalism and State Policies: Institutional Arrangements and Policy Variations
  6. Criminal Justice: Rationality and Irrationality in Public Policy
  7. Welfare: The Search for Rational Strategies
  8. Health Care: Attempting a Rational-Comprehensive Transformation
  9. Education: Group Struggles
  10. Economic Policy: Challenging Incrementalism
  11. Tax Policy: Battling the Special Interests
  12. International Trade and Immigration: Elite—Mass Conflict
  13. Energy and the Environment: Externalities and Interests
  14. Civil Rights: Elite and Mass Interaction
  15. Defense Policy: Strategies for Serious Games
  16. Homeland Security: Terrorism and Nondeterrable Threats

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