The Power of Public Ideas / Edition 1

by Robert B. Reich

Overview

Edited and contributed to by one of America’s most respected political and economic thinkers, and containing essays by an impressive roster of experts, The Power of Public Ideas offers a controversial, timely, and incisive analysis of the impact of the public interest on governmental policy making.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674695900
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	10/01/1990
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Robert B. Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies.

What People are Saying About This

Paul Starr

Presents the case for an alternative to the shriveled conception of individual interest that now dominates thinking about public policy. As Hume said, men fight for their interests, but their interests are a matter of opinion. The public ideas that govern opinion are the subject of this important book.
— Paul Starr, Princeton University

Editorial Reviews

The Power of Public Ideas displays a rare combination of virtues, building an innovative approach to public policy on a foundation of old-fashioned common sense. It is, as a result, an extremely useful book. It identifies what is important and what is trivial, what is true and what is silly, what we know already and what we need to know about the sources of public policy… A rich collection… It clears away a lot of deadwood and turns the discussion of public policy toward the things that really matter and the ideas that are worthy of public and professional deliberation.

Dennis Halen Political Science Review

Consists of uniformly well-written chapters by authors animated by a common purpose who build upon each other’s contributions… This is easily one of the best [books] of its kind to be published in the last decade or so.

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management - John J. Dilulio

Presents the case for an alternative to the shriveled conception of individual interest that now dominates thinking about public policy. As Hume said, men fight for their interests, but their interests are a matter of opinion. The public ideas that govern opinion are the subject of this important book.

Paul Starr

The Power of Public Ideas displays a rare combination of virtues, building an innovative approach to public policy on a foundation of old-fashioned common sense. It is, as a result, an extremely useful book. It identifies what is important and what is trivial, what is true and what is silly, what we know already and what we need to know about the sources of public policy… A rich collection… It clears away a lot of deadwood and turns the discussion of public policy toward the things that really matter and the ideas that are worthy of public and professional deliberation.

American Political Science Review - Dennis Hale

Consists of uniformly well-written chapters by authors animated by a common purpose who build upon each other's contributions...This is easily one of the best [books] of its kind to be published in the last decade or so.
— John J. Dilulio, Jr.

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

The Power of Public Ideas displays a rare combination of virtues, building an innovative approach to public policy on a foundation of old-fashioned common sense. It is, as a result, an extremely useful book. It identifies what is important and what is trivial, what is true and what is silly, what we know already and what we need to know about the sources of public policy...A rich collection...It clears away a lot of deadwood and turns the discussion of public policy toward the things that really matter and the ideas that are worthy of public and professional deliberation.
— Dennis Hale

American Political Science Review

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