Public Policy

A Concise Introduction

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• New examples include more nuanced information about guns on college campuses and school, the Black Lives Matter movement, juvenile incarceration, the Biden Administration's position supporting the Affordable Care Act, and more!
• The second edition includes more of a focus on how we can collectively recognize our own biases, what equality and equity mean in the policy process, and our role in shaping it.
• The COVID-19 pandemic has been woven throughout the text. For example, mask mandates are discussed in the history of federalism section or how the pandemic has changed regulatory processes in the United States.

KEY FEATURES

• Chapter-opening vignettes consider current examples of public policy in action, such as "How do we shape our country's health care system?", "How do we address increases in costs of tuition?", and "Did the COVID-19 pandemic positively or negatively shape our public education system?", and connect readers to broader concepts. 
• Learning Objectives preview the key points students need to learn in each chapter. 
• Telling Stories with Data boxes invite students to evaluate data in order to decipher their impact on a particular policy issue or dilemma. 
• Policy Choices sections challenge students to think about the policy alternatives available— beyond the simplistic for-or-against approach so often conveyed in the media and public dialogue—encouraging them to think about potential remedies to important policy questions and the consequences of those choices. 
• Everyday Citizen Connection features that link theory to practice illustrate how people are affected by public policy and show students how they can engage in policy issues that matter to them.