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Introduction to public policy

Wheelan Charles

Introduction to public policy - London W W Norton & Co. 2011 - 582p

Table of contents
Section I: What Is Public Policy?
Chapter 1: Public Decision Making;
Chapter 2: Why Is It So Hard to Make the World a Better Place?;
Section II: Why We Do What We Do;
Chapter 3: Understanding Individual Behavior: Rational Man and Woman;
Chapter 4: Understanding Group Behavior: Collective Action;
Chapter 5: Evaluating Social Welfare;
Section III: Markets and Government;
Chapter 6: The Political Process;
Chapter 7: The Market System;
Chapter 8: The Role of Government;
Section IV: Tools for Analysis;
Chapter 9: Gathering and Measuring Information;
Chapter 10: Basic Data Analysis;
Chapter 11: Introduction to Regression Analysis;
Chapter 12: Benefit-Cost Analysis;
Chapter 13: Program Evaluation;
Section V: Making Policy;
Chapter 14: The Role of Institutions;
Chapter 15: Policy Design

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