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The ideal first reading for any course in public policy, this brief text traces the dynamics of the policy making process:
-- the triggering of issue awareness;
-- emergence of an issue on the public agenda;
-- the formulation of a public policy commitment dealing with the issue;
-- the implementation process that translates policy into practice.

Throughout the book. Gerston brings his analysis to life with abundant examples from recent and historic cases of public policy making. At the sa time, with well-chosen references, he places public policy analysis in the disciplinary context of political science and deftly orients the reader to the classics of public policy studies. Study questions and lists of recommended readings accompany each chapter.

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• Preface to the Second Edition
• Chapter 1 The Context of Public Policy
• Chapter 2 Triggering Mechanisms: Catalysts for Public Policies
• Chapter 3 The Public Agenda: Focal Point for Policy Decisions
• Chapter 4 The Policy Makers: Roles and Realities
• Chapter 5 Implementation: Converting Policy Commitments into Practice
• Chapter 6 Evaluation: Assessments and Directions
• Chapter 7 Public Policy Making in an Evolutionary Context
• Notes
• Index

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CHOICE Review

The third edition of this concise introduction to the policymaking process has been thoroughly updated. Recent events such as Hurricane Katrina, financial market breakdown, economic recession, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the passage of health care reform legislation are used to frame discussion about policy change. Gerston (San Jose State Univ.) also provides examples from a wide range of policy arenas, including budget, education, environment, foreign policy, immigration, technology, and transportation. However, this book is largely organized around the stages framework that views policy change as proceeding sequentially through stages that include agenda setting, policy development and adoption, implementation, and evaluation. Gerston departs from other authors by devoting an extra chapter to the triggering mechanisms that lead to policy change and concluding with a chapter emphasizing the "constant churn" of policy making. The brevity of the book is both a strength and weakness. The text is very readable, but has only a limited number of tables and graphs. Therefore, this book should be paired with a more policy-oriented book for a more dynamic understanding of contemporary US public policy issues. Each chapter includes discussion questions and suggested readings. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate collections. M. L. Godwin University of La Verne

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Larry N. Gerston is an academic grounded in reality. In addition to having published numerous books on various aspects of the public policy process, he also serves as the political analyst at NBC11 (San Francisco Bay area), and writes a monthly column for San Jose Magazine