Publisher's Synopsis
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
