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An introduction discussion and chapter questions and find american public policy. The authors define, illustrate and explain major policy concepts. Alexandre couture gagnon is an assistant professor in the department of public affairs and security studies at the university of texas rio grande valley, where she teaches graduate courses in the master in public affairs program. Though emphases will differ based on instructor strengths, all sections will address the institutional arrangements for making public policy decisions, the role of various actorsincluding nonprofit. Perfect for one or twosemester introductory courses, the text combines history and description of public policy with debate over alternatives in each chapter, presenting the material clearly and succinctly and encouraging rigorous. In public policy work, if you cant write it or say it, you cant do it. Dye says that public policy is whatever government chooses to do or not to do richard rose says that public policy is not a decision, it is a course or pattern of activity.
Archon fung is associate professor of public policy, kennedy school of government, harvard university. More formally, it is the relatively stable set of purposive governmental actions that address matters of concern to some part of society. Intro to public administration course american university. The pols410 course provides an introduction to public policy in america.
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