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100 _aLester, James P: Stewart, Joseph Jr.
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245 _aPublic Policy
_bAn Evolutionary Approach
_cLester, James P.
250 _a2nd
260 _bWadsworth Thomson Learning
_aUnited States of America
_c2000
300 _aXVI, 272
505 _aTable of Contents Preface. PART I: THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES. 1. The Nature of Public Policy. 2. The Evolution of Public Policy and Politics in America. 3. Approaches to Public Analysis. 4. Models and Public Policy Studies. PART II: ANALYSIS IN THE POLICY PROCESS. 5. Agenda Setting. 6. Policy Formulation. 7. Policy Implementation. 8. Policy Evaluation. 9. Policy Change and Termination. PART III: ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICY CHOICES. 10. Educational Policy. 11. Welfare Policy. 12. Environmental Policy. PART IV: CONCLUSIONS. 13. Utilizing Policy Analysis. 14. Taking Stock: The Evolution of Public Policy in America. INDEX. - See more at: http://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?Ntt=public+policy|161624301620917073902096457036165063140&N=16&Ntk=APG%7CP_EPI&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial#sthash.Yhw0DntL.dpuf
520 _aAbout Overview PUBLIC POLICY: AN EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH, 3e, examines how the substance and process of public policy and our understanding of that have evolved in America. After providing the reader with an analytic, historic and contextual framework for viewing public policy in the U.S., the authors offer a comprehensive look at the various elements of the governing process including agenda setting and problem definition, policy formation, implementation, program evaluation, and policy change and termination. In doing that the authors pay particular attention to the range of theories that have been offered to explain how, why, and with what effects governments act. The authors then look at three critical policy areas – environment, education, and welfare – to furher illustrate how governing proceeds in the U.S. Thoroughout the text the authors draw extensively on actual policy examples including recent efforts to reform education and welfare and the war in Iraq. Features and Benefits The text provides the most exhaustive discussion of the various approaches, theories and models that scholars and practitioners use to analyze public policies and the policy process of any policy text currently on the market (see, in particular, chapters 3,4,5,6,7,8,9, and 13) and how those models have changed in the last several decades. Careful and thorough discussion of how the substance and process of public policy have evolved over both the long and short terms of American history. Discussion questions at end of each chapter frequently challenge students to think about the material and apply it to the world in which they live. Provides a balance between conservative and liberal approaches to public policy. Extensive use of policy examples, both new and old, to illustrate key concepts. - See more at: http://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?Ntt=public+policy|161624301620917073902096457036165063140&N=16&Ntk=APG%7CP_EPI&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial#sthash.Yhw0DntL.dpuf
650 _aPOLICY SCIENCES, POLITICAL PLANNING
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