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Previous edition: 2012.the United States PART ONE: THE NATURE OF PUBLIC POLICY
Summary
Chapter Thirteen: Education Policy
The Federal Government’s Role in Education
Issues of Education Policy
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Chapter Fourteen: Energy and the Environment
Background
Energy Sources
The Formation of Energy Policy
Environmental Policies
Implementation of Environmental Controls
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Chapter Fifteen: Defense and Law Enforcement
Background
Defense Policy
Problems of Defense Policy
Law Enforcement
Issues in Law Enforcement Policy
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Chapter Sixteen: Social Values and Public Policy
Background
Abortion and Reproductive Rights
Gay Rights: Politics Comes Out of the Closet
The Separation of Church and State: School Prayer and Other Issues
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PART FOUR: ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter Seventeen: Policy Analysis: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Ethical AnalysisContents
Chapter One: What is Public Policy
Defining Public Policy
The Instruments of Public Policy
The Environment of Public Policy
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Chapter Two: The Structure of Policymaking in American Government
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Subgovernments
Public and Private
The Size and Shape of the Public Sector
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Chapter Three: Explaining Policy Choices
Power and Public Policy
The Policy Process—The Stages Model
Institutional Models of Policy
Advocacy-Coalition Framework
Policy Causes Politics
Bounded Rationality, Multiple Streams, and Incrementalism
The Private Sector, Iron Triangles, and Networks
Optimal Decision Making
Constructivist Models
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PART TWO: THE MAKING OF PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter Four: Agenda Setting and Public Policy
Agenda Setting
Kinds of Agendas
Who Sets Agendas?
From Problem to Issue: How to Get Problems on the Agenda
Focusing Events
Policy Formulation
Policy Design
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Chapter Five: Legitimating Policy Choices
Legislative Legitimation
Regulations and the Administrative Process
The Courts
Popular Legitimation
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Chapter Six: Organizations and Implementation
Dramatis Personae
Implementation
The Organizational Setting
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Chapter Seven: Budgeting: Allocation and Public Policy
Characteristics of the Federal Budget
The Budget Cycle
Problems in the Budget Process
The Overhang
Reforming Budgeting: Large-Scale Approaches in the 1960s and 1970s
From Scalpels to Axes: Budget Reform from the 1980s to the 2000s
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Chapter Eight: Evaluation and Policy Change
Problems in Evaluating Public Programs
Policy Change
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PART THREE: SUBSTANTIVE POLICY ISSUES
Chapter Nine: Economic Policy
Background
The Goals of Economic Policy
The Instruments of Economic Policy
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Chapter Ten: Tax Policy
Background
Public Opinion and Taxation
Choices in Tax Policy
The Politics of Tax Reform
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Chapter 11: Health Care Policies
Problems in Health Care
The Affordable Care Act of 2010
Public Programs in Health Care
Health Care Regulation
Options for National Health Insurance
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Chapter Twelve: Social Security and Welfare
Social Insurance
Means-Tested Programs
The Persistence of Poverty inTopics
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American public policy : promise and performance by B. Guy Peters. ISBN 9781483391496. Published by CQ Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.