American Public Policy: An Introduction

Abstract

1. Public Policy: An Introduction. 2. Contexts of Public Policy. 3. The Economy: Changing Government-Business Relationships. 4. Economic Issues: Taxing, Spending, and Budgeting. 5. Energy and Environmental Policies: Policy Instability. 6. Crime and Criminal Justice: Dilemmas of Social Control. 7. Poverty and Social Welfare Policy. 8. Health Care: Historic Change? 9. Education: Conflict in Policy Direction. 10. Legal and Social Equality: The Struggle Against Oppression and Bigotry. 11. Immigration Policy: The Barely Open Door. 12. Foreign Defense Policy: Security and Interests in a Dangerous World. 13. Private Morality and Public Policy: Moral Values, the Constitution, and the Open Society.