American public policy : Promise and performance / B. Guy Peters
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2013
Edition
9th ed.
Descript
xvii, 581p. : ill ; 23 cm
CONTENT
What is public policy? -- The structure if policymaking in American government. -- Explaining policy choices. -- Agenda setting and public policy. -- Legitimating policy choices. -- Organizations and implementation. -- Budgeting: allocation and public policy. -- Evaluation and policy change. -- Economic policy. -- Tax policy. -- Health care policies. -- Income maintenance: social security and welfare. -- Education policy. -- Energy and the environment. -- Protective policies: defense and law enforcement. -- Culture wars in American politics: regulating social life. -- Policy analysis: cost-benefit analysis and ethical analysis.