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This book shows through accessible argument and numerous examples how understanding moral philosophy can improve economic analysis, how moral philosophy can benefit from economists' analytical tools, and how economic analysis and moral philosophy together can inform public policy. Part I explores rationality and its connections to morality.It argues that in defending their model of rationality, mainstream economists implicitly espouse contestable moral principles.Part II concerns welfare, utilitarianism and standard welfare economics, while Part III considers important moral notions that are left out of standard welfare economics, such as freedom, rights, equality, and justice.Part III also emphasizes the variety of moral considerations that are relevant to evaluating policies.Part IV then introduces technical work in social choice theory and game theory that is guided by ethical concepts and relevant to moral theorizing.Chapters include recommended readings and the book includes a glossary of relevant terms. ... Read more

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Why Ethics Guides and Should Guide Economists' Advice
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, MORAL PHILOSOPHY, AND PUBLIC POLICY is an erudite and important book. It presents a serious challenge to the prevailing belief that economists' policy recommendations usually are or can be grounded solely in their scientific opinion. Hausman and McPherson display a keen sense of the assumptions that underlie rational-choice theory and how those assumptions affect the relevance of the models that rational-choice theorists devise. They also exhibit an intimate knowledge of the most cogent, contemporary approaches in moral philosophy. Although they sometimes go astray with regard to the specific implications of their broader argument, these missteps are only minor flows in an outstanding work. ... Read more

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By combining normative and empirical perspectives, Christopher A. Simon’s second edition of Public Policy encourages the next generation to of policy makers to think both practically and philosophically throughout the policy process.  This second and heavily revised edition covers the historic background, political science, and philosophical values of public policy.  Chapters conclude with a case study, engaging students in applying their theoretical knowledge in practical terms, and encouraging them to be informed and active citizens. ... Read more

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  The best-selling Modern Labor Economics providesa clear, comprehensive introduction to labor-market behavior. Inaddition to presenting core theory, Ehrenberg and Smith provideempirical evidence for or against each hypothesis, explore theusefulness of various theories for public policy analysis, and includedetailed policy examples in each chapter.

Introduction; Overview of the Labor Market; The Demand for Labor; LaborDemand Elasticities; Frictions in the Labor Market; Supply of Labor tothe Economy: The Decision to Work; Labor Supply: Household Production,the Family, and the Life Cycle; Compensating Wage Differentials andLabor Markets; Investments in Human Capital: Education and Training;Worker Mobility: Migration, Immigration, and Turnover; Pay andProductivity: Wage Determination Within the Firm; Gender, Race, andEthnicity in the Labor Market; Unions and the Labor Market;Unemployment; Inequality in Earnings; The Labor Market Effects ofInternational Trade and Production Sharing.

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Nice book
almost the same as the newer addition , has all the things you ned to know about labor economics

Decent Study Guide
This study guide was pretty good.The questions have a good mix of difficulty, and the samples and explanations really helped with a couple of the concepts that were pretty unclear in the book.

A very interesting textbook about labor economics
I was a teaching assistant in a labor economics undergraduate course in Northwestern University that used this book. I found it very interesting and full of real-world examples and discussions. The mathematical level is simple and therefore the book is accessible also to students with only little background in mathematics or economics. The exposition is clear. About half of the problems and the review questions are solved at the end of the book, making it possible for the reader to practice and test her understanding of the material. I believe that most students can understand most of the material in the book even without taking a formal course in labor economics, and therefore I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the functioning of labor markets. ... Read more

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How do the public policies of the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom stack up against one another? Comparing Public Policies combines a conceptual discussion of policy-making with an examination of seven specific policy areas using a cross-national perspective. Adolino and Blake strike a balance between policy analysis and description as they provide students with a helpful mix of analytical tools and background information.

The book begins with a concise overview of the policy process and then considers the role of cultural, economic, political, and institutional influences on policy-making. A brief chapter describes the political system of the six countries and provides necessary context. The core of the book is devoted to seven policy areas: immigration, fiscal policy, taxation, health care, social policy, education, and the environment. Each chapter shares a common framework that begins with an introduction to a policy topic, follows with its examination in each country, and concludes with an analysis of cross-national trends-past and present-in policy choices, outcomes, and dynamics. A final chapter re-examines the internationalization of public policy in industrialized countries. Adolino and Blake also consider how policymakers use this comparative perspective to guide them in their policy choices and help them pursue those choices within the political process.

Useful pedagogical features have been incorporated throughout the text. "In Depth" boxes offer students a more detailed discussion of a policy issue, political process, or analytical technique while "Country At-a-Glance" boxes provide quick reference to the political institutions of each country. A wealth of recent data is displayed in numerous tables and a glossary gives students a practical guide to terminology. ... Read more

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Approaches focusing on ideological and cognitive factors to analyze public policy have moved to centre-stage in political science. This text presents a variety of theorectical and empirical research on the role of ideas. ... Read more

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Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy, Seventh Edition, emphasizes the current political aspects of policymaking and major social welfare programs, including public assistance, Social Security, disability, health insurance, and much more. The author also focuses on policies that affect issues as racism, sexism, gay rights, and immigration. In addition, a wealth of updated instructor and student supplements give this text its celebrated advantage as a leader in the social welfare policy textbook market. This book stands out from others because it does more than describe the major social welfare policies and programs. The book also tackles the conflict and controversies surrounding these programs. Social policy is not presented as solutions to social problems. Social policy is portrayed as public conflict over the nature and causes of social welfare problems, over what, if anything, should be done about them, over who should do it, and over who should decide about it. ... Read more

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This Second Edition of Michael Hill and Peter L. Hupe’s popular textbook introduces students to the major themes in public policy implementation and relates them to contemporary developments in thinking about governance. Revised and updated, it includes a new chapter that covers the policy implementation initiatives introduced under the Blair governments in the UK.

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Comprehensive coverage of policy implementation
Implementation, putting laws into action and making them real--not just words on a piece of paper--is a key stage in the policy process. It is also one of the less obvious to most citizens. If good ideas do not get implemented well, the ultimate result of a policy may be failure.

This book is valuable because of its near encyclopedic coverage of a myriad studies on the subject. If you are a doctoral student preparing for comprehensive exams in policy, this book would be a great resource for the implementation part of the policy process.

Is it a good read? Not really. It can be rather slow going. But its coverage still makes this a valuable work. The book does a nice job looking at the ongoing issue of "top down" models (have central governments enforce implementation) versus "bottom up" (take into account the role of those who actually implement policy; if they work against policy, it may end up failing). The authors also discuss the various efforts that try to synthesize bottom up versus top down.

The book also discusses the extent to which implementation remains a live area for research.

In short, if one wants to get a sense of the landscape in implementation research these days, this would be a good resource. Don't expect to enjoy reading the book, but do expect to get acquainted with the literature and the debates within that literature.
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This new text provides students with a broad survey of public policy theory and history, detailed in plain language. It focuses on distributive, redistributive, competitive regulatory, protective regulatory, and morality policies. It incorporates pluralists, elitists, state-centered, agenda-setting, problem definition, and social movement approaches into a model of policy regimes useful in explaining long-term policy stability and short bursts of policy change. The text covers ten substantive policy areas: social welfare, health care, civil rights, environmental protection, labor, competitive regulatory, fertility control, criminal justice, education, and economics, and provides extensive discussions about recent policy changes and contemporary policy debates. ... Read more

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This volume provides a single collection some of the best articles on social experimentation and program evaluation that have appeared in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM).

• Provides exposure to a variety of well-executed social experiments and evaluations for evidence-based public policy
• Examines the theory and conduct of evaluations and social experiments as they relate to their practical implementation in evidence-based policy making
• Provides exposure to the fundamental issues surrounding the conduct of evaluations as well as to the relative merits of social experiments and the ethics and use of evaluations

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This text makes social welfare policy easily accessible to students of social work. It shows students the relevance of social welfare policy to their own practice. After covering principles and theoretical background, the book provides students with the techniques necessary to participate in the social welfare policy arena. Students learn how to conduct policy analysis; how to examine current social welfare programs; how to influence policy through legislative testimony, letter writing, and voting; and how to write a policy brief. ... Read more

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Highly recommended
I highly recommend this book for beginning social workers or anyone who is interested in social policy.This book is well-written and easily-read.It provides a good historical overview of social welfare in America, beginning with what life was like for oppressed populations in colonial times and continuing up to the 20th century.It includes factual information on FDR's New Deal, social reform, the war on poverty, The Americans with Disabilities Act, history of voting rights, minimum wage, the TANF program, and how to write a policy brief, to name a few.This book was fundamental for me as a beginning social worker at the bachelors level, as well as quite useful at the social work graduate level.It is a must read for anyone who chooses to work with oppressed populations. ... Read more

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In a much-anticipated revision, the third edition of this widely used volume continues to trackthe impact of cultural change on women`s roles and the public policies that affect their lives.Women and Public Policy places a broad range of policy issues--from education and health careto economic equity and the criminal justice system--in historical context, discusses the formationand implementation of current policy, and explores public policy silences.In addition to featuring and analyzing new data, this third edition:

• highlights issues of race, class, age, and ethnicity, showing how they intersect with gender in crucial ways.


• includes greatly expanded coverage of reproductive issues with a new chapter devoted to thetopic, looking comprehensively at contraception and abortion, the international gag rule,RU-486, the morning after pill, later-term abortion developments, and reproductive technologies.


• showcases recent developments in all policy areas, from the impact of welfare reform oneducational opportunities and child support enforcement to a discussion of Medicare andprescription drug coverage.

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"Business and Society: Stakeholder Relations, Ethics and Public Policy" by Lawrence and Weber has continued through several successive author teams to be the market-leader in its field. "Business and Society, 12e" highlights why government regulation is sometimes required as well as new models of business-community collaboration. The authors believe that businesses have social (as well as economic) responsibilities to society; that business and government both have important roles to play in the modern economy; and that ethics and integrity are essential to personal fulfillment and to business success. In addition, this textbook has long been popular with students because of its lively writing, up-to-date examples, and clear explanations of theory. ... Read more

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This book was very well written and comprehesive.
Most textbooks do a very poor job of addressing current issues in a clear, accurate, concise manner.This book, however, is to be commended.I especially found the resource information and discussion cases to be atremendous benefit.The discussion questions and current event topicsencourage the students to explore these issues outside of class, in theirbusinesses and in the community.Business and society is a topic ofextreme importance.Unfortunately, it often goes overlooked in so manyuniversities and colleges.Overall, I rank this book as a worthwhileinvestment and hope the authors continue to explore these important issuesin business and education.

Not ideal for Students, like me
I found this book exremely biased, especially on its treatment of ethics and environmentalism, which were extremely collectivistic and altruistic. I felt like I was also overcharged for the text book, for something sovaguely written. ... Read more

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This textbook presents an up-to-date introduction to policy studies, and provides the theory and practice of public policy. Interdisciplinary and comparative in scope, it covers agenda formation and problem definition, policy making, implementation and evaluation. ... Read more

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Must-have for post-graduates studying public policy
This is indeed a 'must-have' for post-graduates studying public policy. Strength of this book derives from the clear structure of the text and ideas which flow from the first to the last chapter. Extremely useful for beginners or even intermediate users. I would strongly recommend this book. ... Read more

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Sports figures, events, and organizations affect our society in vast, varied, and sometimes unexpected ways. To gain a broad-based understanding of how sport interfaces with public policy issues, a variety of viewpoints must be considered. Sport and Public Policy: Social, Political, and Economic Perspectives is the only text that examines some of the most compelling policy issues affecting the sports world from an interdisciplinary perspective—including economics, history, urban planning, not-for-profit administration, public health communications, political science, and philosophy. With contributions from a wide range of scholarly disciplines, this contemporary resource enhances traditional conversation and gives readers a fresh outlook on economic and political issues in sport.

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Offers a new perspective on economic and political issues in sport
Expertly edited by the team of Charles A. Santo and Gerard C.S. Mildner, SPORT AND PUBLIC POLICY: SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE is the only text that examines some of the most compelling policy issues affecting the sports world. It contains essays from a range of scholarly disciplines and offers a new perspective on economic and political issues in sport, and it covers everything from global policies to a model of nonprofit community ownership. Sports managers, in particular, as well as college-level students will find this an important collection.
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