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Comparing Public Policies: Issues And Choices In Industrialized Countries
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The Study Of Comparative Public Policy Reveals The Intensely Political Nature Of Policy Choices. While Policy Analysts Often Look To Policy Successes And Failures Outside Their Borders To Draw Valuable Lessons And Insights, Cultural, Economic, Political, And Institutional Conditions Vary From Country To Country And Strongly Affect How Policy Analysis Is Ultimately Used. By Combining A Conceptual Discussion Of Policy Making With An Examination Of Seven Specific Policy Areas, Jessica Adolino And Charles Blake Show How Politicsin The Realm Of The Environment, Education, Taxation, Economics, Immigration, Health Care, And Social Welfareshapes Policy Choices.The Second Edition Of Comparing Public Policies Has Been Revised And Updated To Reflect The Most Recent Political And Policy Developments. This New Edition Expands Coverage Of The Internationalization Of Domestic Policy Making By Including A European Union Case Study In Each Issue Area, Along With Further Discussion Of The Role Of International Interest Groups In The Policy Process.The Seven Policy Chapters Have Been Revised And Updated To Examine Current Issues In The United States, Japan, Germany, France, The United Kingdom, Italy, And The European Union, Such As: The Heightened Calls For Immigration Policy Reform The Return To Higher Budget Deficits In Several Countries The Efforts To Lower Tax Rates In Countries With Falling Expenditures And In Countries With Rising Spending Levels The Often Unsuccessful Attempts To Control Increasing Health Care Costs In Countries With Aging Populations The Spirited Debate Over The Future Role Of The Welfare State In An Increasingly Globalized Economy The, At Times, Divergent Education Reform Debates Regarding The Role Of Assessment And Calls For Decentralization The Uneven Environmental Performance In The Reduction Of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Chapters Include Analyses Of Crossnational Trendspast And Presentand A Final Chapter Reexamines The Internationalization Of Public Policy In Industrialized Countries. Useful Pedagogical Features Have Been Incorporated Throughout The Text, Including In Depth Boxes That Offer Detailed Discussion Of The Political Process Or Analytical Techniques, And Country Ataglance Boxes That Provide Quick Reference To Political Institutions. A Wealth Of Recent Data Is Displayed In Numerous Tables And A Glossary Gives Students A Practical Guide To Terminology.
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