Public policy : perspectives and choices /
Charles L. Cochran, Eloise F. Malone.
- 3rd ed.
- Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner, 2005.
- xv, 512 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic concepts in public policy -- Methods and models for policy analysis -- Rational public choice -- Ideologies and institutional constraints : public policy in the United States -- Economic theory as a basis of public policy -- Economy policy : translating theory into practice -- The politics and economics of inequality -- Crime : different issues, new concerns -- Education policy : low grades for national effort -- Health care : diagnosing a chronic problem -- Crisis in urban and housing policy -- Environmental policy : domestic and international issues -- U.S. foreign policy.