Bill Coplin

Public Policy Skills in Action (eBook, ePUB)

A Pragmatic Introduction

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this completely revised edition, Bill Coplin continues to prepare the next generation of leaders to bring their hearts and minds to solving the many problems that we face in the twenty-first century. The book teaches students the essential components for public policy analysis; how to get information from published sources and individuals; how to survey stakeholders; formulate public policy; examine costs and benefits of a policy; develop political strategies; write a briefing paper; among other skills.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538100202
• Artikelnr.: 48210039

Autorenporträt

Bill Coplin is founder and professor of the highly successful undergraduate Policy Studies Major at Syracuse University which is meets the goals of an undergraduate professional program while maintaining the integrity of a degree in the in liberal arts. He is the J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence at the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. An author of 110 books and articles, many of which are in education, has taught and advised tens of thousands of undergraduates over his 50+ years of teaching.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Three Essential Components for Public Policy Analysis and Action
Chapter 2: Getting Information from Published Sources
Chapter 3: Gathering Information from Players and Experts
Chapter 4: Surveying Stakeholders
Chapter 5: Analyzing Societal Problems
Chapter 6: Formulating a Public Policy
Chapter 7: Examining the Benefits and Costs of a Policy
Chapter 8: Benchmarking Public Policy
Chapter 9: Forecasting Implementation with the Prince System
Chapter 10: Developing Political Strategies
Chapter 11: Preparing a Policy Memo
Chapter 12: Preparing a Policy Briefing Paper
Chapter 13: Change Agent Exercises
Chapter 14: Types of Public Policy Analysis
Index
About the Author