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American Public Policy provides a comprehensive overview of the policy-making process from procedural approaches and policy instruments to in-depth analysis of specific policy issues. The
Twelfth Edition covers new topics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the rising costs of health care, and the rollback of environmental regulations under the Trump administration.
List of contents
PART I THE NATURE OF PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 1 What Is Public Policy
Chapter 2 The Structure of Policymaking in American Government
Chapter 3 Explaining Policy Choices
PART II THE MAKING OF PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 4 Agenda Setting and Public Policy
Chapter 5 Legitimating Policy Choices
Chapter 6 Organizations and Implementation
Chapter 7 Budgeting: Allocation and Public Policy
Chapter 8 Evaluation and Policy Change
PART III SUBSTANTIVE POLICY ISSUES
Chapter 9 Economic Policy
Chapter 10 Tax Policy
Chapter 11 Health Care Policies
Chapter 12 Social Security and Welfare
Chapter 13 Education Policy
Chapter 14 Energy and the Environment
Chapter 15 Defense and Law Enforcement
Chapter 16 Social Values and Public Policy
PART IV ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 17 Policy Analysis: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Ethical Analysis
About the author
B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of American Government at the University of Pittsburgh. He has written extensively in the areas of public administration and public policy, both for the United States and comparatively. Among his recent publications are the Handbook of Public Administration and The Quest for Control: Politicization of the Public Service.
Summary
American Public Policy provides a comprehensive overview of the policy-making process from procedural approaches and policy instruments to in-depth analysis of specific policy issues. The Twelfth Edition covers new topics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the rising costs of health care, and the rollback of environmental regulations under the Trump administration.
