At the nexus of politics and policy development lies persistent conflict over where problems come from, what they signify, and, based on the answers to those questions, what kinds of solutions should be sought. Policy researchers call this process "problem definition." Written for both scholars and students, this book explains how and why social issues come to be defined in different ways, how these definitions are expressed in the world of politics, and what consequences these definitions have for government action and agenda-setting dynamics. The authors demonstrate in two theoretical...
At the nexus of politics and policy development lies persistent conflict over where problems come from, what they signify, and, based on the answers t...
With the collapse of national health care reform efforts in the early 1990s, states emerged as a focal point for new policy and administrative developments in U.S. health care. This book provides a timely overview of the key issues facing states as they have responded to this challenge. It tells how states are making decisions about health policies and then putting them into action-and how legislatures, executives, courts, and bureaucracies all participate in this process. The New Politics of State Health Policy describes many of the major trends in states' responses to health care...
With the collapse of national health care reform efforts in the early 1990s, states emerged as a focal point for new policy and administrative develop...
Rochefort updates his classic comprehensive review of mental health policy issues in American society, beginning with early practices that predate the formal mental health system and ending with current debates about parity insurance coverage for mental illnesses, managed care, and Medicaid reform. At the same time, he provides a perspective on mental health policy analysis that draws on diverse work in the policy sciences, looks to both applied and theoretical concerns, and gives full recognition to the distinctive nature of mental health care problems. This new edition will be of...
Rochefort updates his classic comprehensive review of mental health policy issues in American society, beginning with early practices that predate ...
Containing political science readings, this title helps students take their knowledge of abstract concepts and integrate it into the context of social science research and analysis. It provides a set of questions that focus on four topics: Why was this research needed? How was this research done? What are the findings? What does it mean?
Containing political science readings, this title helps students take their knowledge of abstract concepts and integrate it into the context of social...
Rochefort updates his classic comprehensive review of mental health policy issues in American society, beginning with early practices that predate the formal mental health system and ending with current debates about parity insurance coverage for mental illnesses, managed care, and Medicaid reform. At the same time, he provides a perspective on mental health policy analysis that draws on diverse work in the policy sciences, looks to both applied and theoretical concerns, and gives full recognition to the distinctive nature of mental health care problems. This new edition will be of...
Rochefort updates his classic comprehensive review of mental health policy issues in American society, beginning with early practices that predate ...
