Understanding Public Policy
by Thomas R. Dye
15th Edition
Publisher: Pearson
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780134169972 |
| eText ISBN | 9780134408781 |
| Publisher | Pearson |
| Publishing Year | 2017 |
| Edition | 15th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 358 |
The textbook Understanding Public Policy, 15th Edition, introduces the study of public policy for students taking public policy courses. Authored by Thomas R. Dye, the text establishes how political scientists examine government activity and outlines theoretical models used to describe political life.
The narrative organizes its analysis around explicit political models, such as institutionalism, rationalism, incrementalism, group theory, elite theory, public choice theory, and game theory. It integrates these models directly into a systematic review of the policymaking process, detailing how agenda setting, policy formulation, interest group involvement, policy legitimation, budgeting, and bureaucratic implementation operate within political systems.
This 15th Edition includes updated coverage of major issues from President Obama's second term. By connecting abstract political models to concrete procedural stages, the textbook supports undergraduate coursework in political science and public policy analysis.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Policy Analysis: What Governments Do, Why They Do It, and What Difference It Makes
Chapter 2: Models of Politics: Some Help in Thinking About Public Policy
Chapter 3: The Policymaking Process: Decision-Making Activities
Chapter 4: Policy Evaluation: Finding Out What Happens After a Law Is Passed
Chapter 5: Federalism and State Policies: Institutional Arrangements and Policy Variations
Chapter 6: Criminal Justice: Rationality and Irrationality in Public Policy
Chapter 7: Welfare: The Search for Rational Strategies
Chapter 8: Health Care: Attempting a Rational-Comprehensive Transformation
Chapter 9: Education: Group Struggles
Chapter 10: Economic Policy: Challenging Incrementalism
Chapter 11: Tax Policy: Battling the Special Interests
Chapter 12: International Trade and Immigration: Elite—Mass Conflict
Chapter 13: Energy and the Environment: Externalities and Interests
Chapter 14: Civil Rights: Elite and Mass Interaction
Chapter 15: Defense Policy: Strategies for Serious Games
Chapter 16: Homeland Security: Terrorism and Nondeterrable Threats
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