Description
American Public Policymaking presents a concise synopsis of American institutions, the policy process, and standards of good governance, then uses these analytic tools to consider 11 important national issue domains. For each policy area Grossmann discusses a specific application of policy theory, a study of a controversial hot topic, a systematic comparison with other issue areas, and an overview of important actors, controversies, and institutions to give readers a clear sense of what factors lead to policy change.