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050 0 0 _aH97
_b.K73 2021
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100 1 _aKraft, Michael E.,
_eauthor.
_955545
245 1 0 _aPublic policy :
_bpolitics, analysis, and alternatives /
_cMichael E. Kraft and Scott R. Furlong.
250 _aSeventh edition.
260 _aThousand Oaks, California :
_bSAGE CQ Press,
_c2021.
300 _axxiv, 516 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"With the right information we can develop public policies that work better. All too often, public policy textbooks offer a basic grounding in the policy process without the benefit of integrating the use of policy analysis. Kraft and Furlong take a different tack. They want students to understand how and why policy analysis is used to assess policy alternatives-not only to question the assumptions of policy analysts, but to recognize how analysis is used in support of political arguments. To encourage critical and creative thinking on issues ranging from health care to climate change, the authors introduce and fully integrate an evaluative approach to policy. From a concise review of institutions, policy actors, and major theoretical models to discussion of the nature of policy analysis and its practice, the Kraft and Furlong show students how to employ evaluative criteria in six substantive policy areas. Students come away with the analytic tools they need to understand that the motivations of policy actors-both within and outside of government-influence a complex, yet comprehensible, policy agenda"--
526 _aGenEd
650 0 _aPolicy sciences
_xEvaluation.
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650 0 _aPolitical planning
_xCitizen participation.
_92575
650 0 _aPolitical planning
_zUnited States
_xEvaluation.
_955547
650 0 _aPublic administration
_zUnited States
_xEvaluation.
_955548
700 1 _aFurlong, Scott R.,
_eauthor.
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