A MUST BUY READ : PUBLIC POLICY - PERSPECTIVES & CHOICES - 5th EDITION

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Public Policy: Perspectives and Choices, 5th edition

Charles L. Cochran and Eloise F. Malone

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"A serious-minded assessment that does not shy from hot political issues ... highly recommended."—Library Bookwatch

"Offers an excellent mix of policymaking theory and policy case studies, with a solid understanding of the US policy process. Few other textbooks provide such a mix."—Frank C. Thames, Texas Tech University

https://www.rienner.com/title/Public_Policy_Perspectives_and_Choices_5th_edition

DESCRIPTION

Drones. "Obamacare." Immigration. The economy. Gun control. Topics in the news on a daily basis, all the subject of heated policy debates. This new edition of Public Policy: Perspectives and Choices—thoroughly revised to reflect a half-decade of significant changes in the policy environment—is designed to give students the tools that they need to analyze and assess the nation’s public policies for years to come.

The authors combine a clear explanation of the basic concepts and methods of the policymaking process with a keen focus on how values influence policy choices. They then apply this foundation to a range of policy areas.

The fully updated text:
• Presents complicated ideas in an accessible way
• Engages with controversies, bringing the study of public policy alive
• Draws on a wealth of “real world” examples
• Provides balanced consideration of liberal and conservative policy positions
• Emphasizes the relationship between individual and national interests

The result is an ideal combination of theory and practice for effectively teaching public policy.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Charles L. Cochran and Eloise F. Malone are professors of political science at the US Naval Academy.

CONTENTS

• Why Study Public Policy.
• Tools for Policy Analysis.
• Polarized Politics: The Policy Context.
• Political Economy: The Basis of Public Policy.
• Funding Public Policy: From Theory to Practice.
• The Politics and Economics of Inequality.
• Education: A Troubled Federal-State Relationship.
• Criminal Justice: Responding to Evolving Concerns.
• Health Care: Diagnosing a Chronic Problem.
• Housing: Public Policy and the "American Dream."
• The Environment: Issues on a Global Scale.
• Rethinking National Security Policy.