American Public Policy: Promise and Performance

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.

New to this edition:

• The Tenth Edition includes expanded and updated discussions of
  • policy instruments;
  • gridlock in Washington and the challenges for public policy makers;
  • continuing responses to the 2008 economic crisis;
  • the Affordable Care Act; 
  • higher education funding and the student debt crisis;
  • reproductive rights; and
  • gay rights.
• New to the volume is a review of fracking controversies and attendant changes in energy policies, issues of race and racial profiling in law enforcement policy, and the legalization of marijuana.
• Updated tables and charts ensure students have access to the latest data in the field and new photos illustrate important points.