Politics and Public Policy: Strategic Actors and Policy Domains Contributor(s): Baumer, Donald C. (Author), Van Horn, Carl E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1452220174 ISBN-13: 9781452220178 Publisher: CQ Press OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
Dewey: 320.609 |
LCCN: 2013012673 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 416 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Getting beyond the traditional policy cycle discussed in most textbooks, the fully updated fourth edition of Politics and Public Policy offers a more comprehensive and realistic view of policymaking in the United States--one that looks beyond the jockeying between presidents and members of Congress, and explores the influence of corporate leaders, interest groups, bureaucrats, judges, and journalists. The book explores six distinct, yet connected, policy domains:
The authors' unique framework prepares students to evaluate the strategies of various political actors within each domain.
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Contributor Bio(s): Baumer, Donald C.: - Donald C. Baumer is professor of Government at Smith College. He is coauthor of The Politics of Unemployment (CQ Press, 1985) with Carl Van Horn, and has published several articles on employment policy and Democratic leadership in the Senate. He recently completed a three-year term as Dean for Academic Development at Smith College. Van Horn, Carl E.: -Carl E. Van Horn is professor of public policy and the director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. He is the author of No One Left Behind: Economic Change and the American Worker (Twentieth Century Fund, 1996) and the editor of The State of the States (CQ Press, 1989). |