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All too often, public policy textbooks offer a basic grounding in the policy process without the benefit of integrating the use of policy analysis. Michael E. Kraft and Scott... Read Full Overview

Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, Eighth Edition by Michael E. Kraft and Scott R. Furlong helps readers understand how and why policy analysis is used to assess policy alternatives. The text encourages them to not only question the assumptions... Read Full Overview

In Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, students come to understand how and why policy analysis is used to assess policy alternatives. To encourage critical and creative thinking on issues ranging from the federal deficit to health care reform... Read Full Overview

Since the first edition of Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, Michael Kraft and Scott Furlong have taken a different tack. They want students to understand how and why policy analysis is used to assess policy alternatives--not only to question... Read Full Overview

'Public Policy' starts with the basics and describes government institutions, identifies primary policy actors, and reviews major theoretical models. The authors then discuss the nature of policy analysis and its practice, and show students how to employ evaluative criteria in... Read Full Overview

Public Policy starts with a concise review of 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. Public Policy... Read Full Overview

Click here to preview chapter 1.Professors: Order your exam copy today by clicking on the "Request an Exam Copy" link above. 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... Read Full Overview

This work describes government institutions, identifies the primary policy actors, and reviews major theoretical models as well as the instruments of public policy. It also covers he nature of policy analysis and its practice, and gives students practical ways to think about... Read Full Overview