American Public Policy provides a comprehensive overview of the policy-making process. From procedural approaches and policy instruments to in-depth analysis of specific policy issues, bestselling author B. Guy Peters does not shy away from the complexity of governmental procedure and ensures that the mechanisms of the policy process are understandable through the discussion of topical policy areas.
The Twelfth Edition shows readers how the background for policy in the United States has changed dramatically over the past several years in the midst of political polarization and gridlock, unemployment and recessions, and calls for greater diversity and inclusion. New topics include the eroding trust in government, the COVID-19 pandemic and relief packages, the expanding national debt, the rising costs of health care and calls for ‘Medicare for All’, the rollback of environmental regulations under the Trump administration, and the rebuilding of alliances abroad.
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Inhoudsopgave
PART I THE NATURE OF PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 1 What Is Public Policy
Chapter 2 The Structure of Policymaking in American Government
Chapter 3 Explaining Policy Choices
PART II THE MAKING OF PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 4 Agenda Setting and Public Policy
Chapter 5 Legitimating Policy Choices
Chapter 6 Organizations and Implementation
Chapter 7 Budgeting: Allocation and Public Policy
Chapter 8 Evaluation and Policy Change
PART III SUBSTANTIVE POLICY ISSUES
Chapter 9 Economic Policy
Chapter 10 Tax Policy
Chapter 11 Health Care Policies
Chapter 12 Social Security and Welfare
Chapter 13 Education Policy
Chapter 14 Energy and the Environment
Chapter 15 Defense and Law Enforcement
Chapter 16 Social Values and Public Policy
PART IV ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 17 Policy Analysis: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Ethical Analysis
Over de auteur
B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of American Government at the University of Pittsburgh. He has written extensively in the areas of public administration and public policy, both for the United States and comparatively. Among his recent publications are the Handbook of Public Administration and The Quest for Control: Politicization of the Public Service.
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