Public policy
Subtitle: politics, analysis, and alternatives
By: Michael E. Kraft and Scott R. Furlong
Contributors: Furlong, Scott R.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: SAGE Publications; CQ Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781452202747
Subjects: Citizen participation; Policy sciences; Evaluation research (Social action programs); Political planning; Public administration; Evaluation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: About the authors; title: Boxes, figures, and tables; title: Preface; title: The study of public policy; title: Public policy and politics; title: Government institutions and policy actors; title: Understanding public policymaking; title: Analyzing public policy; title: Policy analysis : an introduction; title: Public problems and policy alternatives; title: Assessing policy alternatives; title: Issues and controversies in public policy; title: Economic and budgetary policy; title: Health care policy; title: Welfare and social security policy; title: Education policy; title: Environmental and energy policy; title: Foreign policy and homeland security; title: Conclusions; title: Politics, analysis, and policy choice; title: References; title: Glossary; title: Index.