Public Policy : Perspectives and Choices / Eloise F. Malone, Charles L. Cochran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cochran, Charles L., Author.

Malone, Eloise F., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (439 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Combines a clear explanation of the basic concepts and methods of the policymaking process with a keen focus on how values influence policy choices across a range of issue areas.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Basic Concepts in Public Policy

2 Methods and Models for Policy Analysis

3 Rational Public Choice

4 Polarized Politics, Ideology, and Public Policy

5 Economic Theory as a Basis of Public Policy

6 Economic Policy: Translating Theory into Practice

7 The Politics and Economics of Inequalit

8 Crime: Changing Issues, New Concerns

9 Education: A Larger Role for National Government

10 Health Care: Diagnosing a Chronic Problem

11 Housing: Mortgage Meltdowns and Reregulation

12 Environment: Issues on a Global Scale

13 US Foreign Policy: A Time for Reassessment

Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-736-1

OCLC:

1334343744