As Americans seem bent on dismantling the safety net of the New Deal era, the most popular version of the culture wars' thesis paints an arguably cosmic battle between defenders of religious orthodoxy
Traditional policy analysis approaches are characterized by a focus on system modeling and choosing among policy alternatives. While successful in many cases, this approach has been increasingly criti
At the mid-point of the twentieth century, many philosophers in the English-speaking world regarded political and moral philosophy as all but moribund. Thinkers influenced by logical positivism believ
New Paradigms in Social Policy reviews some of the most challenging developments in British society as they are understood by policy-makers and by academics. The key point is that academic debates ide
Focusing on safety and environmental protection issues, this book provides incisive, cutting-edge theoretical analysis that evaluates the impact of new automotive technologies, and the associated publ
This second edition of Business, Public Policy, and Society provides students with the most up-to-date information for courses in business and society, business ethics, and business and public policy
Essays offer diverse perspectives on topics related to sexual offenders and public policy, such as whether policies are based on accurate assumptions and whether treatment for sex offenders is effecti
This book focuses on the role of interest groups and their lobbying efforts in public policy. It applies strategic contest theory as the basic methodology and clarifies the fundamental parameters that
Applied Macroeconomics for Public Policy applies system and control theory approaches to macroeconomic problems. The book shows how to build simple and efficient macroeconomic models for policy analys
This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, synoptic, and easy-to-grasp account of the state of public policy as a field. Both a scholar and a Czech policy maker, Martin Potucek draws on his vast
The past 30 years have seen enormous upheaval and a reconfiguration of office markets in cities. Office requirements have been transformed by the information communication technology revolution, lead
The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Herbert Simon in 1978. At Carnegie-MellonUniversity he holds the title of Professor of Computer Science and Psychology. These two factstogether delineate th
In this volume, the authors explain the reasons why subjective indicators of well-being are needed. They describe how these indicators can offer useful input and provide examples of policy uses of wel
The objectives set forth by the passage of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 marked a turning point in U.S. policy toward marine affairs, inaugurating a fresh set of active
Students and professionals across a variety of disciplines need to write public policy in a manner that inspires action and genuine change. You may have amazing ideas about how to improve the world, b
The approach taken here by Steward (Clemson U.), Hedge (U. of Florida), and Lester (late of Colorado State U.) to public policy studies is "evolutionary" in the sense that it goes beyond examining jus
This anthology is structured around a set of substantive debates over a broad range of important contemporary public policy questions. Each chapter poses a provocative contemporary public policy quest
