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Understanding Public Policy

Name: Understanding Public Policy
Author: Thomas R. Dye

by Thomas R. Dye

1969•Documentary•354 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypoliticalfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded, inventive non-fiction book: layered and serious. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.6 / 5

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About This Book

Cutting-edge in approach, this book gives readers concrete tools for not only understanding public policy in general, but for analyzing specific public policies. It focuses on what policies governments pursue, why governments pursue the policies they do, and what the consequences of these policies are.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryPoliticalSocial commentary

Subjects

Social conditionsSocial policyPolitics and governmentPolicy sciencesPolitical planningPolitique socialeConditions socialesPolitikfeldanalyse

Details

Author: Thomas R. Dye
Published: 1969
Pages: 354
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Source: Open Library

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