Publisher's Synopsis
Package Public Policy and Issues for Debate together and save your students money! Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, 3rd Edition Public policy textbooks need to give students a thorough explanation of the policy process, but why do so many relegate policy analysis to a single, final chapter&BAD:mdash;or not cover it at all? In the third edition of their innovative text, Kraft and Furlong take a decidedly different tack. They introduce and integrate an evaluative approach to policy throughout their text, encouraging critical and creative thinking on issues ranging from economic policy and the financial bailout to homeland security and natural disasters. For more on Public Policy, including updates to the third edition, ancillaries, and the table of contents, click here. Issues for Debate in American Public Policy, 11th Edition The new edition of Issues for Debate promises up-to-date coverage of sixteen important policy controversies and concerns, from managing the economic crisis at home, to the president&BAD:rsquo;s human rights agenda abroad. CQ Researcher readings provide a window into how policy is actually made and implemented and incorporate voices from key players in the policy process, from lobbyists and business leaders to those working in nonprofits and government agencies. Extensively researched, each issue includes current analysis as well as substantial background information,presenting all sides of an issue and laying the groundwork for lively classroom debate. Advancing critical thinking, each report includes the following useful features: &BAD:bull; pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single question; &BAD:bull; detailed chronology; &BAD:bull; annotated bibliography and web resources, and &BAD:bull; photos, charts, graphs, and maps.For more on Issues for Debate, including the table of contents, click here.
