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Public Policy: Investing for a Better World Paperback – 18 January 2018

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Public Policy: Investing for a Better World presents a contemporary introduction to public policy, covering all the major theories, approaches, and substantive policy areas. Grounded in the tradition of theoretically driven, evidence-based analysis, this text offers the tools that students need to discuss, debate, and chart future directions for government.
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    0199975973
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0199975976
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Oxford University Press USA
  5. Publication date
    18 January 2018
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    23.11 x 2.29 x 19.05 cm
  8. Print length
    496 pages
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"This work is a significant contribution to the study of public policy-making. I agree with the author's revolutionary approach in regarding public policies as investments, since they entail the public expenditures of scarce resources to which there should be substantial returns."--Mordu Serry-Kamal, Winston-Salem State University

"I am always on the lookout for new texts that can help me convey the information about public policy to students. The investment orientation taken by the author is novel and would certainly be useful in helping me keep the course fresh."
--Hugh Bartling, Depaul University

"Given my interest in the political economy approach to the study of public policy, discussing policies as investments is completely up my alley. Public Policy: Investing for a Better World fits the way that I teach the basic concepts of public policy, and there aren't many introductory textbooks on the market that do so."
--Craig Ortsey, Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne

"Michael Mintrom's new book, Public Policy: Investing for a Better World, is refreshing. It embraces the novel theme that governments should treat their public policies as investments. This theme is effectively carried through each of the eight substantive policy chapters. Mintrom's text is an essential, insightful book that will engage students of public policy."
--Ann O'M. Bowman, Professor and Hazel Davis and Robert Kennedy Endowed Chair in Government and Public Service, The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University

"There are many textbooks that introduce students to the world of public policy, but Michael Mintrom's accessible and illuminating new book is distinctive. It considers public policies not merely as the outcomes of current political battles but also as 'investments' to create public value. In Mintrom's able hands, the investment perspective demonstrates how governments can make thoughtful, evidence-based decisions to create a better future for citizens. With its engaging presentation and timely case examples, Mintrom's Public Policy: Investing for a Better World will challenge students to think critically about the policy-making process and the policy legacies that emerge from it."
--Eric Patashnik, Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Brown University

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"This work is a significant contribution to the study of public policy-making. I agree with the author's revolutionary approach in regarding public policies as investments, since they entail the public expenditures of scarce resources to which there should be substantial returns."--Mordu Serry-Kamal, Winston-Salem State University"I am always on the lookout for new texts that can help me convey the information about public policy to students. The investment orientation taken by the author is novel and would certainly be useful in helping me keep the course fresh." --Hugh Bartling, Depaul University"Given my interest in the political economy approach to the study of public policy, discussing policies as investments is completely up my alley. Public Policy: Investing for a Better World fits the way that I teach the basic concepts of public policy, and there aren't many introductory textbooks on the market that do so." --Craig Ortsey, Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne"Michael Mintrom's new book, Public Policy: Investing for a Better World, is refreshing. It embraces the novel theme that governments should treat their public policies as investments. This theme is effectively carried through each of the eight substantive policy chapters. Mintrom's text is an essential, insightful book that will engage students of public policy." --Ann O'M. Bowman, Professor and Hazel Davis and Robert Kennedy Endowed Chair in Government and Public Service, The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University"There are many textbooks that introduce students to the world of public policy, but Michael Mintrom's accessible and illuminating new book is distinctive. It considers public policies not merely as the outcomes of current political battles but also as 'investments' to create public value. In Mintrom's able hands, the investment perspective demonstrates how governments can make thoughtful, evidence-based decisions to create a better future for citizens. With its engaging presentation and timely case examples, Mintrom's Public Policy: Investing for a Better World will challenge students to think critically about the policy-making process and the policy legacies that emerge from it." --Eric Patashnik, Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Brown University

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press USA; 1st edition (18 January 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199975973
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199975976
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 23.11 x 2.29 x 19.05 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Michael Mintrom

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Michael Mintrom is a professor of Public Sector Management at Monash University. He holds a joint appointment as the Monash Chair at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), where he serves as Academic Director of the Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) degree. He is a past president of the Public Policy Section of the American Political Science Association.

Prof Mintrom began his career in the New Zealand Treasury (1987-1990). He holds a PhD in Political Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (1994) and an MA in Economics from the University of Canterbury (1986). He has previously taught and researched at Michigan State University (1994-2002) and the University of Auckland (2002-2011). He chaired a Taskforce on Early Childhood Education for the New Zealand Government, which reported in 2011.

During his career, Prof Mintrom's research and writing has addressed three questions: (1) How do leaders promote political and policy change? (2) What drives innovation in public policymaking and in organisations? And (3) What is effective policy analysis? His recent research has examined policy entrepreneurship and the creation of knowledge economies, teamwork in the policy process, the creation of organisational cultures of excellence, and the assessments of public policies as investments.

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