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Law and Public Policy

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Law and Public Policy

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Law and Public Policy book

Law and Public Policy

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Law and Public Policy book

ByKevin J. Fandl
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2018
eBook Published 29 August 2018
Pub. Location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351243094
Pages 396
eBook ISBN 9781351243094
Subjects Law, Politics & International Relations
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Fandl, K.J. (2018). Law and Public Policy (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351243094

ABSTRACT

Laws exist to incentivize us to act in a certain manner, in accordance with the policies that our community has deemed right for us. And when we disagree with those laws, we must re-examine our policies, and thus our beliefs and ideas, to decide whether our community has changed.  This is a book about law and public policy—about the ideas and the rules we build to implement those rules. While similar books have looked at public policy and public administration in an effort to explain how the government works, and others have considered the foundations of the legal system to understand the rulemaking institutions, this book takes a different approach. In this ground-breaking new textbook, author Kevin Fandl develops a complete picture of society, from idea to action -- by examining laws through the lens of policy, and vice versa. This holistic approach gives readers a chance to see not only why certain rules exist, but how those rules evolved over time and the events that inspired them. It offers readers an opportunity not only to see but also to participate in the process of forming the structures that shape our society.

This textbook is divided into two sections. The first section provides readers with the tools that they will need to digest the policies and laws that surround them. These tools include a historical deep dive into the foundations of the governance structure in the United States and beyond, an important examination of civics and a reminder of the importance of engaging in the policymaking process, a careful breakdown of the institutions that form the backbone of the law and policy-making institutions in the United States, and finally critical thinking including practical tools to find reliable sources for news, research, and other types of information.  The second section of the text is comprised of subject-matter analyses. These subject-based chapters, written by experts on the topic at hand begin with a historical perspective, followed by a careful examination of the key policies and laws that inform that field. Each chapter highlights key vocabulary, provides practical vignettes to add context to the writing, explores a unique global component to compare perspectives from communities worldwide, and includes a number of discussion questions and recommended readings for further examination. This textbook is tailored specifically for undergraduate and graduate students of public policy, to introduce them to the role of law and legal institutions as facilitators and constraints on public policy, exploring those laws in a range of relevant policy contexts with the help of short case studies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|34 pages

A Historic Introduction to Law and Public Policy

ByKevin J. Fandl

chapter 2|27 pages

How the Government Works

A Foundation in Civics
ByKevin J. Fandl

chapter 3|43 pages

Institutions and Power—Congress, the Courts, and the President

ByKevin J. Fandl

chapter 4|19 pages

Separating Facts and Fiction—How to Become a More Effective Researcher and a More Critical Reader

ByKevin J. Fandl

chapter 5|33 pages

Economic Law and Policy

ByKevin J. Fandl

chapter 6|52 pages

Foreign Law and Policy

ByAstrid Schmidt-King

chapter 7|34 pages

Security Law and Policy

ByCol. Michael W. Taylor

chapter 8|50 pages

Food and Agriculture Law and Policy

ByAnn C. Bliss, Autumn T. Johnson

chapter 9|30 pages

Environmental Law and Policy

ByInara Scott

chapter 10|29 pages

Employment Law and Policy

ByElizabeth Brown, Keith Diener, Lucien Dhooge, Leora Eisenstadt, Natalie Pedersen

chapter 11|26 pages

Civil Rights Law and Policy

ByEhsan Zaffar
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