politics, analysis, and alternatives Kraft, Michael E. creator author. Furlong, Scott R. author. text bibliography cau 2025 Eighth edition. monographic eng

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xxix, 532 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. "Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, Eighth Edition helps students understand how and why policy analysis is used to assess policy alternatives. The text encourages them to not only question the assumptions of policy analysts, but also recognize how various strategies are used in support of political arguments"--Publisher's website. Part I. The study of public policy -- Public policy and politics -- Government institutions and policy actors -- Understanding public policymaking -- Part II. Analyzing public policy -- Policy analysis: an introduction -- Pubic problems and policy alternatives -- Assessing policy alternatives -- Part III. Issues and controversies in public policy -- Economic and budgetary policy -- Healthcare policy -- Welfare and social security policy -- Education policy -- Environmental and energy policy -- Foreign policy and homeland security -- Part IV. Conclusions -- Politics, analysis and policy choice. Michael E. Kraft and Scott R. Furlong. Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-528) and index. n-us--- Policy sciences Evaluation Political planning Citizen participation Political planning United States Evaluation Public administration United States Evaluation Sciences de la politique Évaluation Politique publique Participation des citoyens Politique publique États-Unis Évaluation Administration publique (Science) États-Unis Évaluation H97 .K73 2025 320.60973 K855p 9781071858394 2023949513 YDX 231030 20260909014632.0 23367870 eng