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<p><b>Click here to preview chapter 1.</b><b>Professors: Order your exam copy today by clicking on the "Request an Exam Copy" link above.</b></p> <p>Public policy textbooks need to give students a thorough explanation of the policy process, but why do so many relegate policy analysis to a single, final chapter—or not cover it at all? In the third edition of their innovative text, Kraft and Furlong take a decidedly different tack. They introduce and integrate an evaluative approach to policy throughout their text, encouraging critical and creative thinking on issues ranging from economic policy and the financial bailout to homeland security and natural disasters.</p> <p><b>Public Policy</b> starts with the basics and concisely reviews institutions, policy actors, and major theoretical models. The authors then discuss the nature of policy analysis and its practice, and show students how to employ evaluative criteria in six substantive policy areas. At its core, <b>Public Policy</b> guides students through policy alternatives, arming them with analytic tools for understanding how the motivations of policy actors—both within and outside of government—influence a complex, yet comprehens

Author

Michael E. Kraft and Scott R. Furlong

Publisher

Washington, D.C.: CQ Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780872899711

Subjects

Political Science, Social Science, Science

Updated

2026-03-24