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Public Policy/ (Record no. 176325)

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fixed length control field	03034nam a2200145Ia 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	9781452202747
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency	CUS
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	320.60973
Item number	KRA/P
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Public Policy/
Sub title	Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives
Statement of responsibility, etc.	Kraft,Michael E
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement	4th Edition
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	Los angeles:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	CQ Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent	563
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note	PART ONE: THE STUDY OF PUBLIC POLICY Public Policy and Politics What Is Public Policy? Defining Basic Concepts The Contexts of Public Policy The Reasons for Government Involvement Why Study Public Policy? The Practice of Policy Analysis Government Institutions and Policy Actors Growth of Government Government Institutions and Policy Capacity Federalism Separation of Powers Informal Policy Actors and Policy Capacity Improving Policy Capacity Understanding the Politics of Public Policy Theories of Politics and Public Policy The Policy Process Model Instruments of Public Policy Policy Typologies PART TWO: ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICY Policy Analysis: An Introduction The Nature of Policy Analysis Steps in the Policy Analysis Process Types of Policy Analysis What Kind of Analysis Is Needed?Public Problems and Policy Alternatives Problem Analysis How to Find Information Constructing Alternatives Creative Thinking about Policy Action Assessing Policy Alternatives Evaluative Criteria for Judging Policy Proposals Using the Methods of Policy Analysis Economic Approaches Decision Making and Impacts Political and Institutional Approaches Ethical Analysis PART THREE: ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES IN PUBLIC POLICY Economic and Budgetary Policy Background Goals of Economic Policy Tools of Economic Policy The Budget Process and Its Effect on Economic Policy Economic Policy: Successes and Failures Future Economic Issues and Challenges Focused Discussion: How to Address the Budgetary Shortfall Health Care Policy Background Major Government Health Care Programs Rising Health Care Costs Managed Care Organizations Reducing Health Care Costs: Beyond HMOs Quality of Care Focused Discussion: Should There Be Greater Emphasis on Preventative Health Care?Welfare and Social Security Policy Background Social Security Welfare Focused Discussion: Addressing the Elephant in the Room - Social SecurityEducation Policy Background Problems Facing Education Higher Education Issues Education Policy Reforms Focused Discussion: Higher Education Affordability, Cost, and Values Environmental and Energy Policy Background The Evolution of Environmental and Energy Policy From Consensus to Conflict in Environmental Policy Major Federal Environmental Policies Energy Policies Focused Discussion: Climate Change and Energy Policy Alternatives Foreign Policy and Homeland Security Background and Policy Evaluation Selected Issues in Homeland Security Focused Discussion: Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS Politics, Analysis, and Policy Choice Public Policies and Their Impacts Policy Analysis and Policy Choices Citizen Participation in Decision Making Conclusions
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type	AC Sinha Collection

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Withdrawn status	Lost status	Damaged status	Not for loan	Home library	Current library	Shelving location	Date acquired	Full call number	Accession number	Date last seen	Date last checked out	Koha item type
				Central Library, Sikkim University	Central Library, Sikkim University	General Book Section	29/08/2016	320.60973 KRA/P	P31325	10/08/2022	04/08/2022	General Books