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21. Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice (4th Edition) by David Weimer, Aidan R. Vining | |
Paperback: 528
Pages
(2004-06-14)
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One of the best texts in policy analysis
GREAT TRANSACTION!
as good as anything out there
Great overview of policy analysis |
22. The Public Policy Theory Primer by Kevin B. Smith, Christopher Larimer | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(2009-02-10)
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Editorial Review Product Description Public policy has developed into a broad and interdisciplinary area of study. Research in the field tends to reflect this wide-ranging nature, with scholarly activity focusing on policy process, policy design, program evaluation, specific policy issues, and research classified simply as “policy studies.” Yet, for those teaching and studying in the field, this disjointedness can be confusing and cumbersome. This text provides a reasoned and structured framework for the field of public policy. Authors Kevin B. Smith and Christopher W. Larimer not only discuss several major theories but also offer a consistent and coherent framework for uniting the field. This organized and comprehensive approach addresses core questions and concepts, major theoretical frameworks, primary methodological approaches, and key controversies and debates. The Public Policy Theory Primer is an indispensable text for the systematic study of public policy. |
23. After Disaster: Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Focusing Events (American Governance and Public Policy) by Thomas A. Birkland | |
Paperback: 192
Pages
(1997-10-01)
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Destruction and Chaos, organized in a focusing event dynamic |
24. Public Policy, Crime, and Criminal Justice (3rd Edition) by Barry W. Hancock, Paul M. Sharp | |
Paperback: 448
Pages
(2003-01-17)
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Public Policy and Criminal Justice |
25. Public Policy: Perspectives and Choices by Charles L. Cochran, Eloise F. Malone | |
Paperback: 439
Pages
(2009-11-30)
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very satisfied with my purchase
Good Sound Textbook |
26. An Introduction to the Policy Process: Theories, Concepts, and Models of Public Policy Making by Thomas A. Birkland | |
Paperback: 376
Pages
(2010-10)
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Solid introduction to the policy process
A clear public policy book...it is possible! |
27. Implementation and Public Policy by Daniel A. Mazmanian | |
Paperback: 348
Pages
(1989-09-29)
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28. Public Administration: Clashing Values in the Administration of Public Policy (with InfoTrac®) (Thomson Advantage Books) by Michael C. LeMay | |
Paperback: 480
Pages
(2005-07-19)
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Very good broad public administrative review |
29. The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy (The Oxford Handbooks of Political Science) | |
Paperback: 983
Pages
(2008-08-18)
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30. Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy by Christopher Koliba, Jack W. Meek, Asim Zia | |
Hardcover: 389
Pages
(2010-07-23)
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Editorial Review Product Description What do public administrators and policy analysts have in common? Their work is undertaken within networks formed when different organizations align to accomplish some kind of policy function. To be effective, they must find ways to navigate complexity and generate effective results. Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy describes a variety of trends and movements that have contributed to the complexity of these systems and the challenges that must be faced as a result. Providing a theoretical and empirical foundation in governance networks, the book offers a conceptual framework for describing governance networks and provides a holistic way to conceive their construction. The text details the skills and functions of public administrators in the context of networked relationships and presents the theoretical foundations to analyze governance networks. It identifies the reforms and trends in governing that led to governance networks, explains the roles that various actors take on through networked relationships, highlights the challenges involved in the failure of networked activities, and illustrates how policy tools are mobilized by these relationships. The author’s website contains support materials such as PowerPoint® presentations, writable case study templates, and other useful items related to building the field’s capacity to describe, evaluate, and design governance networks using the framework of this book. You can post case studies of governance networks, draw on other’s case study materials, and learn about research and educational opportunities. Based on research and real-life experience, the book highlights the interplay between public actors and policy tools. The authors demystify this complex topic of governance networks and explore the practical applications of the conceptual framework. Practical and accessible, the book presents concepts in such a way that readers can engage in these ideas, apply them, and deepen their understanding of the dynamics unfolding around them. Customer Reviews (1)
POTUS |
31. Comparative Public Policy by Francis G. Castles | |
Paperback: 368
Pages
(1999-04-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description Francis G. Castles examines the growth of big government and theemergence of the modern welfare state and identifies ways in which therole of the state has impacted on labor markets and such personalissues as home ownership, fertility and divorce. He explains why thetrajectory of policy transformation has varied from country tocountry, with immediate post-war policy laggards sometimes becomingleaders, and erstwhile policy pioneers on occasions stagnating.Thisinnovative book presents a wealth of background data and a huge rangeof new findings, covering 12 policy areas in 21 advancedindustrialized countries over a period of more than three decades. Comparative Public Policy is essential reading for students andscholars who wish to understand the dynamics of contemporary socialand political development. Customer Reviews (1)
Serious confrontation: Good theory meets good data Perhaps the key result is a strong vindication of the Durkheimian school's argument that macro-level social and political institutions mediate the course of social evolution: Castles finds a great deal of variation among countries at the same level of development and of the same general type of property arrangements. The case for technological determinism is strongly undermined, as is the case for materialist theories more broadly. More importantly, he presses the data hard to find what does account for the differences he finds and finds some strong effects of recently rather neglected social actors. For example, the secularisation of European populations has turned many researchers attention in other directions, but Castles's results suggest that we ignore such religious factors as having institutionalised the Catholic church at our peril in understanding why some countries remain so inimical to women's labour force participation, despite pro-employment attitudes of their citizens. A wealth of data are presented to inspire other researchers, and are brought together via a sturdy set of regression equations. Some of these are subject to caveats about the difficulties of inferring individual-level causality from aggregate-level data, but they form a valuable starting point from which multi-level analyses can grow. As ever with Castles, the writing is clear and the organisation satisfying. All together a book worth buying as you will find your self dipping into it again and again. ... Read more |
32. Funding Public Schools: Politics and Policies (Studies in Government and Public Policy) by Kenneth K. Wong | |
Paperback: 208
Pages
(1999-10)
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Editorial Review Product Description Wong defines how politics has sustained various types of "rules" that affect the allocation of resources at the federal, state, and local level. While these rules have been remarkably stable over the past twenty to thirty years, they have often worked at cross-purposes by fragmenting policy and constraining the education process at schools with the greatest needs. Wong's examination is shaped by several questions. How do these rules come about? What role does politics play in retention of the rules? Do the federal, state, and local governments espouse different policies? In what ways do these policies operate at cross-purposes? How do they affect educational opportunities? Do the policies cohere in ways that promote better and more equitable student outcomes? Wong concludes that the five types of entrenched rules for resource allocation are rooted in existing governance arrangements and seemingly impervious to partisan shifts, interest group pressures, and constitutional challenge. And because these rules foster policy fragmentation and embody initiatives out of step with the performance-based reform agenda of the 1990s, the outlook for positive change in public education is uncertain unless fairly radical approaches are employed. Wong also analyzes four allocative reform models, two based on the assumption that existing political structures are unlikely to change and two that seek to empower actors at the school level. The two models for systemwide restructuring, aimed at intergovernmental coordination and/or integrated governance, would seek to clarify responsibilities for public education among federal, state, and local authorities--above all, integrating political and educational accountability. The other two models identified by Wong shift control from state and district to the schoool, one based on local leadership and the other based on market forces. In discussing the guiding principles of the four models, Wong takes care to identify both the potential and limitations of each. Written with a broad policy audience in mind, Wong's book should appeal to professionals interested in the politics of educational reform and to teachers of courses dealing with educational policy and administration and intergovernmental relations. This book is part of the Studies in Government and Public Policy series. |
33. Public Policy Theories, Models, and Concepts: An Anthology by Daniel C. McCool | ||
Paperback: 352
Pages
(1994-12-18)
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Editorial Review Product Description For courses on Public Policy, Public Policy-Making, and Administrative Decision making in departments of political science or public administration. While much has been written on public policy theory, this collection of Readings is a unique attempt to survey the literature and provide an overview and critique of the many theories, models, and concepts of public policy. Customer Reviews (2)
Excellent Foundation for Understanding Policy
The best anthology on public policy theories available The tasteful selection of texts and the crystal-clear comments by McCool is what makes this anthology stand out. Choose this one instead of Theodoulou & Cahn "Public Policy: The Essential Readings", which is inferior in every way. This fine anthology should however be supplemented with Paul Sabatier, ed. (1999) "Theories of the Policy Process" to be fully up-to-date. Get them both! While it might seem strange to give five stars to an anthology, I think it is motivated in this case, given the quality of the selection and the well-writen editorial comments. ... Read more |
34. Economics and Public Policy: An Analytical Approach by James R. Kearl | |
Hardcover: 784
Pages
(2005)
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AMAZING book
Great book |
35. Public Health Ethics: Theory, Policy, and Practice | |
Paperback: 432
Pages
(2006-11-09)
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36. Judgments, Decisions, and Public Policy (Cambridge Series on Judgment and Decision Making) | |
Paperback: 384
Pages
(2010-11-04)
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37. Public Policy Analysis: A Political Economy Approach by Kenneth N. Bickers, John T. Williams | |
Paperback: 272
Pages
(2000-10-17)
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Editorial Review Product Description This text gives students a framework for analyzing public policy choices. The unique "political economy" approach focuses on the institutions and market processes that contribute to the solving of public problems. Customer Reviews (2)
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Excellent Introduction to Policy Analysis |
38. The Public Policy Primer: Managing the Policy Process (Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies) by Xun Wu, M Ramesh, Michael Howlett, Scott Fritzen | |
Hardcover: 128
Pages
(2010-09-22)
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Editorial Review Product Description This short guide provides a concise and accessible overview of the entire policy cycle taking the reader through the various stages of agenda setting, policy formulation, decision making, policy implementation and policy evaluation. Public officials at every level of government play a vital role in the development, adoption and implementation of government policies. Yet existing works focus only on senior politicians and public officials and, thus, fail to provide an insight into the work of the vast majority of other officials. This book provides an introduction to the key policy functions, the challenges they entail, and how the challenges may be addressed by public officials. Written from a comparative perspective, the authors include examples from a diverse range of countries at different stages of development, highlighting key principles and practices through which officials can effectively manage their policy processes and outcomes. This important tool offers students of public policy and policy practitioners’ guidance on how to make, implement and evaluate public policies in ways that improve citizens’ lives. |
39. Cases in Public Policy and Administration: From Ancient Times to the Present by Jay M. Shafritz, Christopher Borick | |
Paperback: 304
Pages
(2010-03-04)
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40. Social Policy and Social Programs: A Method for the Practical Public Policy (5th Edition) by Donald E. Chambers, Kenneth Wedel | |
Paperback: 264
Pages
(2008-06-22)
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Editorial Review Product Description This practical book explores the basics of social policy and program analysis, including how to design new programs or evaluate and improve upon existing ones. Social Policy and Social Programs, 4/e, provides criteria for judging the effectiveness of current programs and outlines methods for analyzing soical services such as counseling and therapeutic services, supportive assistance, and "hard" benefits like food stamps, cash, and housing vouchers. The text is organized around two major aspects: social problem analysis and social policy and program analysis. It concentrates on the social proplems, policies, and programs that are the main concern of most future social workers - child welfare, health, poverty, and mental illness. Customer Reviews (1)
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