Public Policy Sixth Edition

Preparation of this text reflects contributions from many individuals and institutions. We are particularly grateful for support from the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay and our colleagues in the Department of Public and Environmental Affairs. Our students in Introduction to Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis, and other courses have taught us much over the years, especially about what they need to know to become informed citizens and effective policy professionals. We are also grateful to them for allowing us the liberty of asking them to read drafts of the chapters.

We appreciate as well the efforts of hundreds of creative public policy scholars whose work makes a book like this possible. Our citation of their publications is a modest way of acknowledging our dependence on their research and insights into policy analysis and policymaking. We are particularly indebted to the many scholars who reviewed the book’s earlier editions and offered critical appraisals and perceptive, helpful suggestions. These include the following:

Susan Appe, State University of New York at Albany

Melissa Bass, University of Mississippi

Marci Berger, Rutgers University

Jessica Boscarino, Marist College

Donna Comrie, Florida International University

Valerie Cooley, Brown University

Jeronimo Cortina, University of Houston

Marc Eisner, Wesleyan University

Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, University of North Texas

Jennifer Jackman, Salem State University

Aubrey Jewett, University of Central Florida

Joseph Karlesky, Franklin and Marshall College

Lael R. Keiser, University of Missouri

Paul Lewis, Arizona State University

Steven Maloney, University of St. Thomas

Marcus D. Mauldin, University of Tennessee–Chattanooga

Basilio Monteiro, St John’s University

Bruce Nesmith, Coe College

Philip Nicholas, Bloomsburg University

Michael Rich, Emory University

Mordu Serry-Kamal, Winston-Salem State University

Deborah Stine, Carnegie Mellon University

Margaret Stout, West Virginia University

Linda Trautman, Ohio University

Shannon Vaughan, Western Kentucky University

Clayton Wukich, Sam Houston State University

Special thanks are also due to the skilled and conscientious staff at CQ Press and SAGE: Charisse Kiino, Carrie Brandon, Nancy Matuszak, Anna Villarruel, John Scappini, Duncan Marchbank, Tracy Buyan, and Melinda Masson. As always, any remaining errors and omissions rest on our shoulders. We hope ­readers will alert us to any such defects and suggest changes they would like to see in future editions. Contact us at kraftm@uwgb.edu or furlongs@uwgb.edu.

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