Public Policy Praxis - A Case Approach for Understanding Policy and Analysis

I. THEORY AND PRACTICE.   1. Public Policy, Power, the People, Pluralism, and You. 2. The Rational Public Policy Method. 3. Critiques of the Rational Approach. 4. The Nonrational (Political) Approach.     II. PRACTICE AND THEORY.   5. A Pragmatic Public Policy Analysis Method. 6. Postpositivist Problem Definition and Praxis. 7. Doing Democracy: A New Fifth Step. 8. The Positivist Toolbox.   III. PRAXIS.   9. The Conclusion: Praxis.   Teaching Appendix     Exercise #1: “Teaching Story Analysis”     Exercise #2: “Bad Policy Analysis”     Exercise #3: “This isn't a Hilton Hotel, Ma'am”     Exercise #4: “Dutch Donor Delusion Deepens Divide & Delineates Decision Difficulty Dilemma”     Exercise #5:  “Music or Muzak at the Campus Radio Station: The Effects of Different Electoral Systems on Results”     Exercise #6:  “The Case of the School Fight”     Exercise #7:  Role Playing Simulation: “Big River and Siting an Airport: Case for Democracy and Policy Analysis”   Glossary.   Index               

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• Authors: Randall Clemmons, Randall S. Clemons, Randy S. Clemons, Randy S. Mcbeth Clemons, Mark McBeth, Mark K. McBeth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.07.2008
• EAN: 9780136056522
• ISBN: 978-0-13-605652-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Mysearchlab Series 15% Off
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education