American Public Policy
Promise and Performance

Twelfth Edition

B. Guy Peters - University of Pittsburgh, USA

Courses:
Introduction to American Government | Introduction to Public Administration | Introduction to Public Policy

August 2021 | 592 pages | CQ Press

American Public Policy provides a comprehensive overview of the policy-making process. From procedural approaches and policy instruments to in-depth analysis of specific policy issues, bestselling author B. Guy Peters does not shy away from the complexity of governmental procedure and ensures that the mechanisms of the policy process are understandable through the discussion of topical policy areas.

The Twelfth Edition shows readers how the background for policy in the United States has changed dramatically over the past several years in the midst of political polarization and gridlock, unemployment and recessions, and calls for greater diversity and inclusion. New topics include the eroding trust in government, the COVID-19 pandemic and relief packages, the expanding national debt, the rising costs of health care and calls for "Medicare for All", the rollback of environmental regulations under the Trump administration, and the rebuilding of alliances abroad.

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PART I THE NATURE OF PUBLIC POLICY

Chapter 1 What Is Public Policy

Chapter 2 The Structure of Policymaking in American Government

Chapter 3 Explaining Policy Choices

PART II THE MAKING OF PUBLIC POLICY

Chapter 4 Agenda Setting and Public Policy

Chapter 5 Legitimating Policy Choices

Chapter 6 Organizations and Implementation

Chapter 7 Budgeting: Allocation and Public Policy

Chapter 8 Evaluation and Policy Change

PART III SUBSTANTIVE POLICY ISSUES

Chapter 9 Economic Policy

Chapter 10 Tax Policy

Chapter 11 Health Care Policies

Chapter 12 Social Security and Welfare

Chapter 13 Education Policy

Chapter 14 Energy and the Environment

Chapter 15 Defense and Law Enforcement

Chapter 16 Social Values and Public Policy

PART IV ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICY

Chapter 17 Policy Analysis: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Ethical Analysis

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Key features

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

New topics include the eroding trust in government, the COVID-19 pandemic and relief packages, the expanding national debt, the rising costs of health care and calls for "Medicare for All", the rollback of environmental regulations under the Trump administration, and the rebuilding of alliances abroad.
Updated tables and charts ensure students have access to the latest data in the field.
New and updated photos illustrate important points.

KEY FEATURES:

Evaluates a variety of approaches to the policymaking process, including institutional, economic, constructivist, and stages models, along with concepts such as the advocacy coalition framework, bounded rationality, and instrumentalism.
Introduces two forms of policy analysis—one that depends on economic assumptions and attempts to make government more efficient and cost-effective; another that focuses on the normative element of public policy— that help readers begin to develop an answer to the question “What is good policy?”
Background sections at the beginning of each chapter provide valuable context and chapter summaries help students focus on key takeaways.