Public Policy in the United States: Toward the Twenty-First Century

by Rushefsky, Mark E.

• ISBN13: 9780534249960
• ISBN10: 0534249965
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-01-15
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

These are just some of the relevant topics you'll encounter in Mark E. Rushefsky's stimulating account of public policy in the United States at the approach of the twenty-first century.
Clearly organized, this book uses policy process as a framework for examining the central policy concerns of economics, foreign and defense policy, poverty and welfare, the environment, health, criminal justice, and education. It provides tools for evaluating the development of public policy in terms of policy process, political characteristics, ideology, policy goals, and policy solutions.
Exceptionally relevant, this book explores the dynamic workings of public policy in the United States as it examines those challenges affecting this country's policy agenda. Focusing on the latest policy and legislation proposals, this Second Edition includes a new chapter on equality, revised material on foreign and defense policies, in addition to completely new case studies in "issues" chapters (2-9).

Author Biography

Mark E. Rushefsky (Ph.D., SUNY, Binghamton) is professor at Southwest Missouri State University.

Table of Contents

Preface
Process, Structure, and Ideology	p. 1
Economic Policy: To Promote the General Welfare	p. 34
Foreign and Defense Policy: To Provide for the Common Defense	p. 87
Poverty and Welfare: The Poor Ye Always Have with You?	p. 125
Health Policy: The Problems of Cost and Access	p. 155
Environmental Policy: Challenges and Opportunities	p. 188
Criminal Justice: To Ensure Domestic Tranquillity	p. 228
Education: The Promise of America	p. 259
Equality: The Second American Revolution	p. 300
Toward the Twenty-First Century	p. 329
References	p. 341
Index	p. 393
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