Public policy : perspectives and choices / Charles L. Cochran and Eloise F. Malone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cochran, Charles L., author.

Malone, Eloise F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policy sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 423 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado ; London, England : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

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; and emphasizes the relationship between individual and national interests. The result is an ideal combination of theory and practice for effectively teaching public policy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-413) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-173-3