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"This introduction applies analytic models to policymaking challenges, equipping students with tools to evaluate core policymaking dilemmas. Students are introduced to the approaches of game theory, social choice theory, research design and causal inference. Key terms, along with current resear...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This introduction applies analytic models to policymaking challenges, equipping students with tools to evaluate core policymaking dilemmas. Students are introduced to the approaches of game theory, social choice theory, research design and causal inference. Key terms, along with current research, are highlighted to build an understanding of public policy study. Exercises and thought questions enable students to develop skills to assess public policy dilemmas. The analytically rigorous style of the text is accessible and avoids lengthy descriptions. Supplementary resources for instructors include extensive notes, ancillaries, and online resources, including a test bank, quizzes, and editable lecture slides for all chapters that can be modified to fit particular courses. This textbook is suitable for introductory public policy and public administration courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xx, 485 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780521122764 0521122767 9780521192873 0521192870 |
| Index Number: | JK468 |
| CLC: |
D771.23 D771.22 |
| Call Number: | D771.22/B275 |
| Contents: | Public policy models -- Individuals and social dilemmas -- Public policy as a solution to social problems -- Scientific inquiry and uncertainty -- The economy and income security -- Environmental policy -- Health policy -- Education -- Crime and punishment -- Civil rights -- Homeland security -- Immigration policy -- Foreign and defense policy. |