American Public Policy: An Introduction - Softcover

Cochran, Clarke E.; Mayer, Lawrence C.; Carr, T. R.; Cayer, N. Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312178522 ISBN 13: 9780312178529

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY engages students' interest with its unique emphasis on specific, substantive issues of public policy. Perfect for one- or two-semester introductory courses, the text combines history and description of public policy with debate over alternatives in each chapter, presenting the material clearly and succinctly and encouraging rigorous analysis of existing policies.

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About the Author:

Clarke E. Cochran retired as Vice-President of Mission Integration at Covenant Health System in Lubbock, Texas, in 2013. He is also Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Texas Tech University, where he specialized in religion and politics, political philosophy, and health care policy. Dr. Cochran received his Ph. D. from Duke University in 1971 and taught at Texas Tech from 1970 to 2007. He is the author of four books and numerous journal articles. Dr. Cochran held the position of Research Fellow in the Erasmus Institute at the University of Notre Dame (1998-1999) and the Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies at Nazareth College (Spring 2001). His research interests include religious institutions and health care policy, Catholic social theory and health care reform, and church and state controversies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0312178522
• ISBN 13: 9780312178529
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 477