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Understanding Public Policy (11) (hardcover) by Thomas R. Dye Edition: 11 Release: 2004-07-23 Publisher: Prentice Hall Format: hardcover ISBN-10: 0131174525 (0-13-117452-5) ISBN-13: 9780131174528 (978-0-13-117452-8)

Thomas Dye is an eminent political scientist. His textbook on public policy is one of the standards. It may not be elegantly written, but it remains one of the popular texts in the field.

Its key distinguishing figure is the contention that we need to be aware of different "models" of politics as these inform our understanding of public policy. Models are simplifications of reality to highlight certain key aspects of a phenomenon--in this case policy.

A series of models is outlined in chapter 2: institutionalism, process, rationalism, Instrumentalism, group theory, elite theory, public choice theory, and game theory. One could add others, of course, but these are the ones used by Dye. The third chapter discusses the standard perspective on the stages of the policy process--from problem identification and agenda setting to policy evaluation.

Subsequent chapters examine different policy areas as these might be elucidated by various models of the policy process (e.g., group politics and education policy or Instrumentalism in economic policy or game theory and defense policy, to illustrate).

While, in many senses, this is not an exciting volume, it provides a useful introduction to the policy process and those models that are often used to explain what happens. I will meet in person Buyer Sets Neutral, Public Location which means the location has to be well lit and plenty of people around. Good location are Gas Stations such as WAWA or Farm Fresh will deliver in daylight hours ONLY.

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