Public Policy: Investing for a Better World [Paperback]

Public Policy: Investing for a Better Worldpresents a contemporary introduction to public policy, covering all the major theories, approaches, and substantive policy areas. Grounded in the tradition of theoretically driven, evidence-based analysis, this text offers the tools that students need to discuss, debate, and chart future directions for government.PrefaceAbout the AuthorChapter 1 The Purpose and Nature of Public PolicyFrameworksChapter 2 The Policymaking ProcessChapter 3 Public Policies as InvestmentsApplicationsChapter 4 Public InfrastructureChapter 5 Defense and Homeland SecurityChapter 6 Public SchoolingChapter 7 Health CareChapter 8 Poverty AlleviationChapter 9 Criminal JusticeChapter 10 Science FundingChapter 11 Environmental ProtectionAn Agenda For ChangeChapter 12 Policy LegaciesAcknowledgementsGlossary of TermsIndexMichael Mintromis a Professor of Public Sector Management at Monash University. He holds a joint appointment at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government as Academic Director of its Executive Master of Public Administration degree, offered in collaboration with the organization's eleven university partners. Michael is past president of the Public Policy Section of the American Political Science Association. He is a globally respected expert on policy analysis and policy entrepreneurship. His books includeContemporary Policy Analysis(Oxford University Press, 2012),People Skills for Policy Analysts(2003), andPolicy Entrepreneurs and School Choice(2000). This work is a significant contribution to the study of public policy-making. I agree with the author's revolutionary approach in regarding public policies as investments, since they entail the public expenditures of scarce resources to which there should be substantial returns. --Mordu Serry-Kamal,Winston-Salem State University

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