James E Anderson Public Policymaking An Introduction Cengage Learning 2010

Preface
CHAPTER 1
The Plan of This Book
What Is Public Policy?
Categories of Public Policies
Approaches to Policy Study
Methodological Difficulties in Studying Public Policy
For Further Exploration
Test Your Knowledge
Notes
CHAPTER 2
The Policy Environment
The Official Policy-Makers
Nongovernmental Participants
Levels of Politics
CASE STUDY
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CHAPTER 3
Policy Problems
The Policy Agenda
The Agenda-Setting Process
Nondecisions
The Loss of Agenda Status
Two Cases in Agenda Setting
Environmental Pollution Control
The Formulation of Policy Proposals
Policy Formulation as a Technical Process
CASE STUDY Formulating Policy: The Family and Medical Leave Act 114
A Concluding Comment
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CHAPTER 4
Theories of Decision-Making
Decision Criteria
The Public Interest
Styles of Decision-Making
Presidential Decision-Making
Policy Adoption: Consumer Bankruptcy
Policy Adoption: The Economic Stimulus Act
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CHAPTER 5
The Budget and Public Policy
Fiscal Policy
The National Budgetary Process
The Struggle to Balance the Budget
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