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termination of a policy. Current issues are integrated into each chapter, introducingstudents to real policy scenarios and expanding their understanding of how policies aredecided and implemented.Keywords: policy making, public administration, public policy, textbookPublic Policy Making: Process and Principles. Gerston, Larry N. N.Y.: M.E.Sharpe.1997.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0765600803/qid=1109006712/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-2670720-2173413?v=glance&s=booksThis book places the element and dynamic circumstances of public policy in an analyticalframework. Viewing the policy framework as a porous, changing entity, this book isdesigned to give you the political know-how for making sense out of the maze we call thepolicy making process.Keywords: policy making, public administration, public policy, textbookPublic Policy, The Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis. Parson, Wayne, andEdward Elgar Pub. N.Y.: 1995.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1852785543/qid=1081571461/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-9017480-0915921?v=glance&s=booksKeywords: public administration, public policy, textbookUnderstanding Public Policy. Dye, Thomas, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1998.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0130260088/ref=pd_luc_mri/103-2670720-2173413?v=glance&s=books&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER&st=*Designed to provide students with concrete tools for not only understanding public policyin general, but for analyzing specific public policies, this widely-adopted introduction tothe field focuses on what policies governments pursue, why governments pursue thepolicies they do, and what the consequences of these policies are. Very contemporary inperspective, it introduces nine analytical models currently used by political scientists todescribe and explain political life and then, using these various analytical models —singly and in combination, explores specific public policies in a variety of key domesticpolicy areas.Keywords: public administration, public policy, textbook399