02610nam a22003978i 4500 41735 BD-DhAAL 20230924101221.0 230924t2021 cau b 001 0 eng 2019032197 9781544374611 9781544374604 9781544374598 9781544374581 DLC eng rda DLC BD-DhAAL pcc n-us--- H97 .K73 2021 320.60973 23 Kraft, Michael E., author. 55545 Public policy : politics, analysis, and alternatives / Michael E. Kraft and Scott R. Furlong. Seventh edition. Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE CQ Press, 2021. xxiv, 516 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. "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"-- GenEd Development Book Agency 41735 Policy sciences Evaluation. 55546 Political planning Citizen participation. 2575 Political planning United States Evaluation. 55547 Public administration United States Evaluation. 55548 Furlong, Scott R., author. 55549 ddc BK 46125 46125 0 0 ddc 0 320_609730000000000_KRA 0 74325 SCL SCL GEN 2023-09-05 Development Book Agency 13795.00 2 320.60973 KRA 3020041735 2024-05-18 2023-09-25 1 13795.00 2023-09-05 BK