ABSTRACT

This title was first published in 2000:  A history of the ideas behind public policy studies, which can be defined as the study of the nature, causes and effects of government decisions for dealing with social problems.

chapter 101|22 pages

Introduction

part 1|53 pages

More Resources to Satisfy All Sides

chapter 1|19 pages

Expanding the Resources

chapter 3|5 pages

SOS Allocation by Expanding the Budget

part 2|107 pages

More Efficiency in Achieving Goals

chapter 4|32 pages

Setting Higher Goals

chapter 5|14 pages

Decreasing the Causes of the Conflict

chapter 6|9 pages

Redefining the Problem

chapter 7|5 pages

Increasing Benefits and Decreasing Costs

chapter 8|12 pages

Early Socialization

chapter 9|5 pages

The Technological Fix

chapter 10|7 pages

Contracting Out

chapter 11|8 pages

International Economic Communities

part 3|44 pages

More Combinations of Alternatives

chapter 14|19 pages

Combining Alternatives

chapter 15|6 pages

Developing a Multifaceted Package

chapter 16|10 pages

Sequential SOS

part 4|10 pages

Integration

chapter 17|8 pages

Combining and Summarizing Approaches