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Now in its Thirteenth Edition, American Public Policy: Promise and Performance provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the policymaking process, from procedural approaches and policy instruments to in-depth analysis of specific policy issues.
Contents
Preface
About the Authors
Part I: The Nature of Public Policy
Chapter 1: What Is Public Policy
Defining Public Policy
The Instruments of Public Policy
The Environment of Public Policy
Summary
Notes
Chapter 2: The Structure of Policymaking in American Government
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Subgovernments
Public and Private
The Size and Shape of the Public Sector
Summary
Notes
Chapter 3: Explaining Policy Choices
Power and Public Policy
The Policy Process—The Stages Model
Institutional Models of Policy
Advocacy-Coalition Framework
Policy Causes Politics
Bounded Rationality, Multiple Streams, and Incrementalism
The Private Sector, Iron Triangles, and Networks
Optimal Decision-Making
Constructivist Models
Summary
Notes
Part II: The Making of Public Policy
Chapter 4: Agenda Setting and Public Policy
Agenda Setting
Kinds of Agendas
Who Sets Agendas?
From Problem to Issue: How to Get Problems on the Agenda
Focusing Events
Policy Formulation
Policy Design
Summary
Notes
Chapter 5: Legitimating Policy Choices
Legislative Legitimation
Regulations and the Administrative Process
The Courts
Popular Legitimation
Summary
Notes
Chapter 6: Organizations and Implementation
Dramatis Personae
Implementation
The Organizational Setting
Summary
Notes
Chapter 7: Budgeting
Characteristics of the Federal Budget
The Budget Cycle
Problems in the Budget Process
The Overhang
Reforming Budgeting: Large-Scale Approaches in the 1960s and 1970s
From Scalpels to Axes: Budget Reform from the 1980s Onward
Summary
Notes
Chapter 8: Evaluation and Policy Change
Problems in Evaluating Public Programs
Policy Change
Summary
Notes
Part III: Substantive Policy Issues
Chapter 9: Part III: Substantive Policy Issues
Background
The Goals of Economic Policy
The Instruments of Economic Policy
Summary
Notes
Chapter 10: Tax Policy
Background
Public Opinion and Taxation
Choices in Tax Policy
The Politics of Tax Reform
Summary
Notes
Chapter 11: Health Policies
Background
Problems in Health Care
The Affordable Care Act of 2010
Public Programs in Health Care
Health Care Regulation
Options for National Health Insurance
Summary
Notes
Chapter 12: Social Security and Welfare
Social Insurance
Means-Tested Programs
The Persistence of Poverty in the United States
Summary
Notes
Chapter 13: Education Policy
The Federal Government's Role in Education
Issues of Education Policy
Summary
Notes
Chapter 14: Energy and the Environment
Energy Policy
Background
Energy Sources
The Formation of Energy Policy
Environmental Policies
Implementation of Environmental Controls
Summary
Notes
Chapter 15: Defense and Law Enforcement
Defense Policy
Problems of Defense Policy
Law Enforcement
Issues in Law Enforcement Policy
Summary
Notes
Chapter 16: Social Issues and Public Policy
Background
Abortion and Reproductive Rights
LGBTQ Rights: Politics Comes Out of the Closet
The Separation of Church and State: School Prayer and Other Issues
Legalization of Marijuana
Summary
Notes
Part IV: Analyzing Public Policy
Chapter 17: Policy Analysis
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Ethical Analysis of Public Policy
Summary
Notes
