| Comparing Public Policies: Issues and Choices in Industrialized Countries Contributor(s): Adolino, Jessica R. (Author), Blake, Charles H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1452241449 ISBN-13: 9781452241449 Publisher: CQ Press OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2025 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of February 4, 2025 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
| Dewey: 320.6 |
| Physical Information: 480 pages |
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| Publisher Description: By combining a conceptual discussion of policy-making with an examination of seven policy areas, the authors show how politics - in the realm of the environment, education, taxation, economics, immigration, health care and social welfare - shapes policy choices. |
Contributor Bio(s): Adolino, Jessica R.: - Jessica R. Adolino is professor of political science at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where she teaches courses on comparative politics, European politics, and international affairs. Her research interests primarily lie in the area of British politics. She published an extensive study of immigration and ethnic politics, Ethnic Minorities, Electoral Politics and Political Integration in Britain, in 1998. She is currently studying the political dynamics of European integration in the United Kingdom. Blake, Charles H.: -Charles H. Blake is professor of political science at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he teaches comparative politics, comparative public policy, and research methods. His research on the political economy of upper-income and middle-income societies has been published in a variety of journals including Comparative Political Studies, Democratization, and the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, among others. The second edition of his Politics in Latin America: The Quests for Development, Liberty, and Governance will be published in 2008. |