American Public Policy: Promise and Performance (Tenth Edition)

American Public Policy provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the landscape of public policy. This foundational text takes students through the governmental systems and core theories of policymaking before turning to in-depth exploration of key policy areas and tools of policy analysis. 

Important additions to this Tenth Edition include expanded discussions of policy instruments, the challenges for public policymakers presented by the continuing gridlock in Washington, the Affordable Care Act, higher education funding, reproductive rights, and gay rights. New coverage of fracking controversies, race and racial profiling, and the legalization of marijuana keeps students up to date with recent policy debates and issues.

• Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making (Third Edition)
• Managerial Decision Modeling with Spreadsheets (3rd Edition)
• The Ethics Primer for Public Administrators in Government and Nonprofit Organizations
• Constructing the Political Spectacle
• A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving
• Public Budgeting Systems
• The Art of Policymaking: Tools, Techniques and Processes in the Modern Executive Branch
• Politics of the Administrative Process
• Citizen Governance: Leading American Communities Into the 21st Century
• Writing Public Policy: A Practical Guide to Communicating in the Policy Making Process