| A Brief History of Public Policy Since the New Deal Contributor(s): Busch, Andrew E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1538128276 ISBN-13: 9781538128275 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 320.609 |
| LCCN: 2019016012 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Brief History of Public Policy Since the New Deal traces the development of national domestic policy from the Great Depression through the early Trump years. A chronological look that illuminates the cumulative effects of policy change, the book also focuses on themes such as the interplay of ideas, events, politics, and people; models such as incrementalism, multiple streams, and punctuated equilibrium; the importance of foreign policy issues to the development of domestic policy; and features including the importance of problem definition and the "law of unanticipated consequences." Following the narrative, each chapter includes a summary of seven key policy areas: economic policy, social welfare, civil rights, environmental and education policy, moral/cultural issues, and federalism. The material is organized by eras identified by presidencies and by whether the era represented a burst of policymaking, made possible because key inputs of ideas, events, politics, and people aligned for change, or a rough equilibrium. Although presidencies are used to define eras, the role of all the institutions are given their due. |