1. What Is Public Policy? -- 2. The Structure of Policymaking in American Government -- 3. Agenda Setting and Public Policy -- 4. Legitimating Policy Choices -- 5. Organizations and Implementation -- 6. Budgeting: Allocation and Public Policy -- 7. Evaluation and Policy Change -- 8. Economic Policy -- 9. Tax Policy -- 10. Health Care Policies -- 11. Income Maintenance: Social Security and Welfare -- 12. Educational Policy -- 13. Energy and the Environment -- 14. Protective Policies: Defense and Law Enforcement -- 15. Culture Wars in American Politics: Regulating Social Life -- 16. Cost-Benefit Analysis -- 17. Ethical Analysis of Public Policy
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