American Public Policy: Promise and Performance / Edition 10

by B. Guy Peters

Overview

Chatham House's best-selling introductory text is fully updated to reflect recent developments in public policy from the late 1990s. Peters provides insights into the policymaking process from agenda setting to evaluation, and he examines substantive policy areas such as health care, economics and taxes, education, and energy and the environment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483391502
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	09/30/2015
Edition description:	Tenth Edition
Pages:	592
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of American Government at the University of Pittsburgh. He has written extensively in the areas of public administration and public policy, both for the United States and comparatively. Among his recent publications are the Handbook of Public Administration and The Quest for Control: Politicization of the Public Service.

Table of Contents

PART I THE NATURE OF PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 1 What Is Public Policy
Chapter 2 The Structure of Policymaking in American Government
Chapter 3 Explaining Policy Choices
PART II THE MAKING OF PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 4 Agenda Setting and Public Policy
Chapter 5 Legitimating Policy Choices
Chapter 6 Organizations and Implementation
Chapter 7 Budgeting: Allocation and Public Policy
Chapter 8 Evaluation and Policy Change
PART III SUBSTANTIVE POLICY ISSUES
Chapter 9 Economic Policy
Chapter 10 Tax Policy
Chapter 11 Health Care Policies
Chapter 12 Social Security and Welfare
Chapter 13 Education Policy
Chapter 14 Energy and the Environment
Chapter 15 Defense and Law Enforcement
Chapter 16 Social Values and Public Policy
PART IV ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 17 Policy Analysis: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Ethical Analysis

Editorial Reviews

Policy matters, and this text shows why, how, and where that happens. Peters is a policy scholar of long standing. Thus does he know quite well which levers do what from a systemic perspective. This text is a worthy overview suitable to the introductory course in public policy.”

Pat Piskulich

The skillful way in which Peters blends the practical and theoretical makes difficult concepts easier to understand. Using this insightful and comprehensive text leads to meaningful class discussions. It is the best of its kind for my introduction to public policy class.”

John C. Mero

American Public Policy has become an important foundation for my course in public policy. It combines comprehensive and in-depth coverage of key substantive policy areas with an excellent survey of the core theories that inform the field of policy studies. It provides students with the knowledge they need to draw the most important lessons from the case studies, government reports, and journal articles I routinely assign.”

Marc Allen Eisner

American public policy is one of the most detailed and compelling text on domestic public policy on the market.

Linda M. Trautman

This text is accessibly written without being overly-simplistic, thorough without being too weighty, and it discusses issues relevant to modern students of American public policy.

Zach Wilhide

Peters’ text is a comprehensive approach to the process, substance, and context of policymaking. In an era where politics seemingly trumps the study of policy as an academic field, Peters shows his reader the technical aspects of policymaking and the theories underlying policy decisions. At the same time, Peters makes the topics approachable to students from many personal and academic backgrounds.

Andrea M. Jacks

A high-level introduction to American politics and political science (as it relates to policymaking), public and political institutions, the construction, implementation and evaluation of public policies, and the politics and mechanics of specific policy instruments and areas.

Michael Landon-Murry

American Public Policy delivers its readers a well-organized and highly accessible overview of the field of public policy. By striking an effective balance of public policy theory, real-world data, and historical examples, Peters’ text has become an essential component of my introductory public policy courses.

Thomas W. Haase

This is an in-depth yet quite accessible overlook of public policy in the United States…With this updated version, Peters’ text keeps up with the ever-changing world of American public policy while still giving students the tools to better understand this process.

Michael E. Bednarczuk