Public Policy: Preferences and Outcomes

By combining normative and empirical perspectives, Christopher A. Simon’s second edition of Public Policy encourages the next generation to of policy makers to think both practically and philosophically throughout the policy process.  This second and heavily revised edition covers the historic background, political science, and philosophical values of public policy.  Chapters conclude with a case study, engaging students in applying their theoretical knowledge in practical terms, and encouraging them to be informed and active citizens.

Table of Contents:
PART I              Introduction to Public Policy Chapter 1           Policy and Visions of Governance                                 Chapter Overview  A Working Definition of Public Policy Classical Liberalism Modern Liberalism and Public Policy The Nature of Liberalism in the United States Communitarianism: Another Way of Viewing Society and Policy Lessons Learned  Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes Bibliography                             Chapter 2           Theories of Public Policy: How Choices Are Made    Chapter Overview  The Importance of Science in Studying Public Policy  The Rational-Comprehensive Model Incrementalism         Public Choice          Group Theory        Systems Theory               Institutionalism      Elite Theory   Game Theory   Neo-Institutionalism    Lessons Learned              Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography             Chapter 3           Values and Public Policy           Chapter Overview              Regime Values      Civic Engagement, Social Capital, and Values    Bases of Individual Values                                    Economics and Societal Value Changes  How Values Have and Continue to Change           Lessons Learned         Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography               Chapter 4           Policy Analysis   Chapter Overview          Economics              Rise of Policy Sciences              Growth of Public Policy       Central Questions for Public Policy Analysis          Tools for Policy Analysis        Outcomes of Public Policy Analysis        Ethics and Policy Analysis            Lessons Learned       Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography              Part II            Policy Process Chapter 5           Agenda Setting        Chapter Overview   How Does Agenda Setting Work?      The President as Agenda Setter         Congress and the Policy Agenda        Congressional-Executive Relations and Agenda Setting       The Courts and the Policy Agenda                                 Pressure Groups and Agenda Setting              Bureaucracy and Agenda Setting          Media and Agenda Setting            Elections and the Policy Agenda              Cultural Change and Agenda Setting          Biases in Political Participation and Agenda Setting             Explaining Agenda Setting              Lessons Learned     Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography         Chapter 6           Policy Formulation      Chapter Overview            How Is Policy Formulated?        Major Actors in Policy Formulation      Demographic Changes and Policy Formulation               Explaining Policy Formulation           Lessons Learned    Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography      Chapter 7           Policy Implementation  Chapter Overview      Theoretical Model of Policy Implementation       Issues Surrounding Implementation   Major Participants in Policy Implementation     Explaining Policy Implementation            Lessons Learned       Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography        Chapter 8           Policy Evaluation    Chapter Overview   Skills of a Good Policy Evaluator      General Purposes of Evaluation       Internal Versus External Evaluation   Types of Evaluations     Lessons Learned      Key Terms Q uestions for Study  Endnote  Bibliography                              Chapter 9           Policy Termination Chapter Overview    Definition of Termination Key Actors in Termination Reasons for Termination Roadblocks to Termination Termination: When it a Good Time? A Model of Policy Termination Case Study Explaining Policy Termination Lessons Learned            Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography   Chapter 10         Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Chapter Overview                        Arguments in Favor of Federalism       Dual Federalism Model            Cooperative Federalism          Nation-Centered Federalism           Clintonian Federalism and Beyond                 Intergovernmental Relations                 Intergovernmental Collaborative Policy-Making              Fiscal Federalism                                               Lessons Learned                        Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography    Part III          Major Public Policies Chapter 11         Defense Policy     Chapter Overview      The Defense Policy Structure         Major Participants in Defense Policy     Defense Policy During the Cold War        Nuclear Arms Race         Nuclear Weapons Treaties        Post—Cold War Era       Post—Post Cold War Era and the War on Terrorism        Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) 2006       Ballistic Missile Defense           Homeland Security                 Explaining Defense Policy     Lessons Learned       Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography            Case Study   Chapter 12         Public Health Policy             Chapter Overview        Major Actors in Public Health Policy      Department of Health and Human Services Medicare: How it Works Medicaid State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)MM FFFood and Drug Administration (FDA)   Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)                Indian Health Service (IHS)               National Institutes of Health (NIH)       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)     Explaining Public Health Policy        Lessons Learned                  Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography              Group Project   Chapter 13         General Social Policy    Chapter Overview   Scope of Social Policy Social Security Administration U.S. Department of Agriculture:  Food and Nutrition U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development U.S. Department of Labor: Unemployment Compensation Explaining General Social Policy      Lessons Learned              Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography                          Case Study Chapter 14         Education Policy                      Chapter Overview             Major Participants in Education Policy          Education Policy Reform Proposals           Public Policy and Educational Equality            Explaining Education Policy   Lessons Learned                 Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography             Case Study Chapter 15         Criminal Justice Policy     Chapter Overview        Major Participants                   Types of Crime           Causes of Crime   Crimes and Criminal Procedure Perspectives on Punishment        Incarceration Policy and Management          Hot Topic Crimes in the Twenty-First Century       Contemporary Policing Techniques and Issues        Explaining Criminal Justice Policy         Lessons Learned                    Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography                Case Study Chapter 16         Green Policy        Chapter Overview      The Commons           Key Actors in Green Policy       Environmental Protection Agency     Federal Environmental Regulations          Resource Consumption Water Politics and Policy                 Renewable Energy: Protecting the Environment and Reducing Harmful Extractions         Explaining Environmental Policy      Lessons Learned            Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnotes  Bibliography                         Case Study Chapter 17         Cost of Policy                 Chapter Overview                         A Definition of Budgeting           Explaining the Size of the National Budget      Budget Cycle     A Bit About National Government Public Finance Revenue Streams Major Participants and Influences        Budget Theory             Politics of Entitlement     The Budget and Implications for Policy     Explaining Public Budgeting                             Lessons Learned          Key Terms Questions for Study  Endnote   Bibliography      Group Project Conclusion         Future of Public Policy                     Chapter Overview       Commodification/Decommodification       Technology and the Future of Policy        Values and the Future of Policy    Conclusion                                   Bibliography                                           

About the Author :
Christopher A. Simon is Professor of Political Science and a former Director of the MPA Program at The University of Utah. He conducts research in alternative energy policy; civic community and volunteerism; education policy; criminal justice policy; Homeland Security policy; land use policy; public administration; and military sociology.