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02931aam a2200421 i 4500 001 098C895E177D11EC850ADFAD22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210917010313 008 190913t20212021caua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019032197 020 $a 9781544374611 020 $a 1544374615 035 $a (OCoLC)1119743382 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d ORE $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a H97 $b .K73 2021 082 00 $a 320.60973 $2 23 100 1 $a Kraft, Michael E., $e author. 245 10 $a Public policy : $b politics, analysis, and alternatives / $c Michael E. Kraft, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Scott R. Furlong, State University of New York at Oswego. 250 $a Seventh edition. 264 1 $a Thousand Oaks, California : $b CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc., $c [2021] 300 $a xxiv, 516 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "With the right information we can develop public policies that work better. All too often, public policy textbooks offer a basic grounding in the policy process without the benefit of integrating the use of policy analysis. Kraft and Furlong take a different tack. They want students to understand how and why policy analysis is used to assess policy alternatives-not only to question the assumptions of policy analysts, but to recognize how analysis is used in support of political arguments. To encourage critical and creative thinking on issues ranging from health care to climate change, the authors introduce and fully integrate an evaluative approach to policy. From a concise review of institutions, policy actors, and major theoretical models to discussion of the nature of policy analysis and its practice, the Kraft and Furlong show students how to employ evaluative criteria in six substantive policy areas. Students come away with the analytic tools they need to understand that the motivations of policy actors-both within and outside of government-influence a complex, yet comprehensible, policy agenda"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-500) and index. 650 0 $a Policy sciences $x Evaluation. 650 0 $a Political planning $x Citizen participation. 650 0 $a Political planning $z United States $x Evaluation. 650 0 $a Public administration $z United States $x Evaluation. 650 7 $a Policy sciences $x Evaluation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01068803 650 7 $a Political planning $x Citizen participation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069461 650 7 $a Political planning $x Evaluation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069467 650 7 $a Public administration $x Evaluation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01082002 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 700 1 $a Furlong, Scott R., $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317023520.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=098C895E177D11EC850ADFAD22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search