Public Policy An Evolutionary Approach

by Stewart, Jr., Joseph; Hedge, David M.; Lester, James P.

• ISBN13: 9780534574949
• ISBN10: 0534574947
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-16
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

PUBLIC POLICY: AN EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH, 3E, examines how the substance and process of public policy and our understanding of it have evolved in America. After providing an analytic, historic and contextual framework for viewing public policy in the U.S., the text offers a comprehensive look at the various elements of the governing process, including agenda setting and problem definition; policy formation; implementation; program evaluation; and policy change and termination. The authors pay particular attention to the range of theories that have been offered to explain how, why, and with what effects governments act. They look at three critical policy areas -? environment, education, and welfare -? to further illustrate how governing proceeds in the U.S. The text focuses on actual policy examples, including recent efforts to reform education and welfare, and the war in Iraq.

Table of Contents

Preface

The Context Of Public Policy Studies

The Nature of Public Policy

The Evolution of Public Policy and Policy Studies

Approaches to Public Analysis

Models and Public Policy Studies

Analysis In The Policy Process

Agenda Setting

Policy Formulation

Policy Implementation

Policy Evaluation

Policy Change and Termination

Analyzing Public Policy Choices

Educational Policy

Welfare Policy

Crime Policy

Environmental Policy

Conclusions

Utilizing Policy Analysis

Taking Stock: The Evolution of Policy Studies

Notes

Index

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