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Public Policy is a brief, student-friendly textbook that quickly connects readers to the inner workings of American public policy. The Third Edition has been updated to address issues around policymaking in the current political context, as well as recent policy questions around issues including health care, climate change, immigration, income inequality, tax and economic policy, and tuition costs.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
About The Authors
Section I: Defining Us Public Policymaking
Chapter 1: The Foundation
Public Policy and our Everyday Lives
Starting with a Definition
The Process
A Motley Crew: Institutional and Noninstitutional Actors
Policy Analysis
Why Studying Public Policy Matters
Concluding Thoughts
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Resources
Chapter 2: The Policy Process and Policy Theories
Policy Rhetoric and Reality
What Really is Policy?
Understanding the Context of Public Policy
The Quest for Public Policy Theory
The Stages Heuristic Model of Public Policymaking
Alternative Policy Process Models
Actors in the Policy Process
Concluding Thoughts
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Resources
Section II: The Practice of Public Policy
Chapter 3: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
Up in Smoke: Federal and State Marijuana Policies Collide
Overview of Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Evolve
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Today
Enduring Virtues of a Federal System
Everyday Citizen Connection
Discovery Question
Concluding Thoughts
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Resources
Chapter 4: Rulemaking and Regulations
737 Max Airplanes and E-Cigarettes
Understanding the Context of US Regulations
Understanding Regulatory Processes
Influence and Participation
After a Rule Becomes a Law
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Future of Regulatory Policy
Everyday Citizen Connection
Concluding Thoughts
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Resources
Section III: Understanding Key Public Policy Issues
Chapter 5: Economic Policy and Government Budgeting
Federal Government Shutdowns: What are the Costs?
Overview of Economic Policy and Government Budgeting
Size and Scope of the US Economy
The Federal Budget
History and Development of Economic Policy
Major Economic Policy and Budgeting Statutes
Major Actors in Economic Policy
Issues and Challenges
Concluding Thoughts
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Resources
Chapter 6: Crime and Public Policy
Guns on College Campuses and Schools
Overview of Crime in America
History and Development
Actors in Criminal Justice Policyq
Major US Criminal Justice and Crime Policy Statutes
Issues and Challenges
Concluding Thoughts
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Resources
Chapter 7: Education Policy
Behind the Curtain of a Public Education
Overview of US Education Policy
History and Development of the US Education System
Major Education Policy Statutes
Major Actors in US Education Policy
State Actors and Vested Interests
Issues and Challenges
Concluding Thoughts
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Resources
Chapter 8: Civil Rights And Immigration Policy
Campus Protests & Deportation
Overview of Immigration Policy
History and Development of US Immigration Policy
Major US Immigration Policy Statutes
The Actors in Immigration Policy
Unofficial Actors in Immigration Policy
Issues and Challenges
Concluding Thoughts
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Resources
Chapter 9: Social Welfare and Health-Care Policy
Living on $2 a Day
Overview of Social Welfare Policy
History and Development of US Social Welfare Policy
Overview of Health-Care Policy
History and Development of US Health-Care Policy
Major US Social Welfare and Health-Care Statutes
Major Actors in Social Welfare and Health-Care Policy
Issues and Challenges
Concluding Thoughts
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Resources
Chapter 10: Environmental and Energy Policy
A Web of Actors and Apocalyptic Los Angeles Area Wildfires
Overview of Environmental and Energy Policy
History and Development of Environmental Policy
Birth of the Modern Environmental Movement in the 1960s and 1970s
Understanding US Energy Policy
History and Development of Energy Policy
Major Environmental and Energy Policy Statutes
Major Actors in Environmental and Energy Policy
Issues and Challenges
Concluding Thoughts
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Resources
Conclusion
Glossary
References
Index
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