American Public Policy: An Introduction

About this book

Best-selling AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY: AN INTRODUCTION takes a unique perspective on issues of public policy and presents them in their historical context. Not stopping there the text also prompts you to evaluate and discuss possible alternatives. The discussion kindled by AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY: AN INTRODUCTION helps make public policy personal by showing you how to apply your knowledge to real-life policies. AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY: AN INTRODUCTION includes updated and expanded coverage on key policy issues: immigration global climate change health care reform No Child Left Behind gay rights and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The authors present policy material step-by-step building a picture of the existing policy you can use to evaluate alternatives.