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by: Thomas R. Dye
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 320.60973
EAN: 9780131174528
ISBN: 0131174525
Label: Prentice Hall
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: August 02, 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Sales Rank: 98862
Studio: Prentice Hall
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This leading introduction to public policy is designed to provide learners with concrete tools for not only understanding public policy in general, but for analyzing specific public policies. It focuses on what policies governments pursue, why governments pursue the policies they do, and what the consequences of these policies are. Very contemporary in perspective, it introduces eight analytical models currently used by political scientists to describe and explain political life and then, using these various analytical models—singly and in combination—explores specific public policies in a variety of key domestic policy areas. For individuals interested in a summary of current public policy in a variety of areas.
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Rating:  - Policy
A must read for policy freaks. As well written as any text i have seen on Publid Policy. Written in a style that is very accessable.
Rating: - Public Policy
Well written book, however the author does slant some of his writings towards his own opinion. The editor should find a new job! Numerous typos throughout the book.
Rating: - Good introduction to public policy
Thomas Dye is an eminent political scientist. His textbook on public policy is one of the standards. It may not be elegantly written, but it remains one of the popular texts in the field.
Its key distinguishing figure is the contention that we need to be aware of different "models" of politics as these inform our understanding of public policy. Models are simplifications of reality to highlight certain key aspects of a phenomenon--in this case policy.
A series of models ... Read More
Rating:  - Disappointing and shallow
This book attempts to present public policy theories (incrementalism, group theory, elitism and so on) together with a number of concrete applications, in order to demonstrate how different theories highlights different aspects of policy making. It is not so much a matter of which theory is correct, but which theory is useful to analyze a certain issue. All this is of course very fine.
The problem with the book is that the theories are presented so briefly, and the analyses are so shallow, ... Read More
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