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050			_aJK 468 .P64 .D95 2013
100			_aDye, Thomas R. _eauthor
245		0	_aUnderstanding public policy / _cThomas R. Dye.
250			_aFOURTEENTH EDITION.
260			_aBoston, Massachusetts : _bPearson, _cc2013
300			_axiii, 372 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c24 cm.
365			_bUSD128.48
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a1. Policy Analysis: What Governments Do, Why They Do It, and What Difference it Makes -- 2. Models of Politics: Some Help in Thinking About Public Policy -- 3. The Policymaking Process: Decision-Making Activities -- 4. Policy Evaluation: Finding Out What Happens After a Law Is Passed -- 5. Federalism and State Policies: Institutional Arrangements and Policy Variations -- 6. Criminal Justice: Rationality and Irrationality in Public Policy -- 7. Health Care: Attempting A Rational-Comprehensive Transformation -- 8. Education: Group Struggles -- 9. Economic Policy: Challenging Incrementalism -- 10. International Trade and Immigration: Elite-Mass Conflict -- 11. Energy and the Environment: Externalities and Interests -- 12. Civil Rights: Elite and Mass Interaction -- 13. Defense Policy: Strategies for Serious Games.
520			_aUpdated it its 14th edition, Understanding Public Policy focuses on the policy challenges confronting the Obama administration. This edition provides students with a close up look at the American healthcare system, current economic policies, issues of homeland security and defense policy among many other current event and issues shaping public policy today. The gold-standard for introductory public policy texts, Understanding Public Policy is designed to provide readers with concrete tools for both understanding and analyzing public policy.
650			_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE
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