{"product_id":"9781588266743","title":"Public Policy: Perspectives and Choices","description":"Drones. \"Obamacare.\" Immigration. The economy. Gun control. Topics in the news on a daily basis, all the subject of heated policy debates. This new edition of \u003cem\u003ePublic Policy: Perspectives and Choices\u003c\/em\u003e—thoroughly revised to reflect a half-decade of significant changes in the policy environment—is designed to give students the tools that they need to analyze and assess the nation’s public policies for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The authors combine a clear explanation of the basic concepts and methods of the policymaking process with a keen focus on how values influence policy choices. They then apply this foundation to a range of policy areas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The fully updated text:\u003cbr\u003e • Presents complicated ideas in an accessible way\u003cbr\u003e • Engages with controversies, bringing the study of public policy alive\u003cbr\u003e • Draws on a wealth of \"real world\" examples\u003cbr\u003e • Provides balanced consideration of liberal and conservative policy positions\u003cbr\u003e • Emphasizes the relationship between individual and national interests\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The result is an ideal combination of theory and practice for effectively teaching public policy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy Study Public Policy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTools for Policy Analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolarized Politics: The Policy Context.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolitical Economy: The Basis of Public Policy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFunding Public Policy: From Theory to Practice.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Politics and Economics of Inequality.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEducation: A Troubled Federal-State Relationship.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCriminal Justice: Responding to Evolving Concerns.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHealth Care: Diagnosing a Chronic Problem.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHousing: Public Policy and the \"American Dream.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Environment: Issues on a Global Scale.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRethinking National Security Policy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055712223472,"sku":"9781588266743","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781588266743_p0.jpg?v=1763791302","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781588266743","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}