Policy Making in the Public Interest

Pages: 136,
Specialty: Various Sciences,
Publisher: Taylor & Francis,
Publication Year: 2018,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 152x229x12.7mm

Policy Making in the Public Interest is the first text and workbook to provide a short and firmly focused introduction to the techniques that may be used in local government for policy making in the public interest. Each chapter introduces core policy concepts and competencies and concludes with exercises that encourage the reader to apply the theme of the chapter to a practical policy issue in local government, such as city-planning, community governing, public interest goals, developing partnerships, sustainability concerns, and comparative analyses. The exercises explore issues students are likely to analyze as interns in local government or observe in a service learning assignment with local government. For practitioners and elected officials, the exercises focus on issues commonly confronted on the job. This unique approach is designed specifically to lead the reader to a complete and multi-dimensional understanding of `the public interest' and to provide tools for identifying and adopting local government policies that will support it. Throughout the book the reader is an interactive participant completing assignments that complement the written material in the text. An accompanying website contains grading forms to evaluate verbal presentations and analytical work, PowerPoint slides for instructors to use to teach the analytical processes presented in the book, downloadable forms for students and practitioners, as well as links and references to other sources of information the organization may wish to reference (e.g. strategic planning resources). Policy Making in the Public Interest is an essential read as a text and workbook for classes in public policy or local government operations, as a self-guided text for managers and elected officials, and as a resource and instructional guide for workshops. show more