Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Preface xiii
5. 1 Why Study Public Policy 1
6. 2 Tools for Policy Analysis 21
7. 3 Polarized Politics: The Policy Context 49
8. 4 Political Economy: The Basis of Public Policy 83
9. 5 Funding Public Policy: From Theory to Practice 107
10. 6 The Politics and Economics of Inequality 143
11. 7 Education: A Troubled Federal-State Relationship 183
12. 8 Criminal Justice: Responding to Evolving Concerns 219
13. 9 Health Care: Diagnosing a Chronic Problem 263
14. 10 Housing: Public Policy and the “American Dream” 305
15. 11 The Environment: Issues on a Global Scale 329
16. 12 Foreign Policy: Rethinking National Security 369
17. Bibliography 403
18. Index 415
19. About the Book 425