Introduction to Public Policy

Charles Wheelan

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A new textbook by Charles Wheelan, author of Naked Economics, Introduction to Public Policy uses economic principles to demonstrate that sound public policy occurs when unfettered private markets provide the greatest good for the greatest number. Only when it does not do this is government intervention needed.

Book Details

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: Nov 1st, 2010
Pages: 608
Language: English
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Dimensions: 9.38in - 7.30in - 1.38in - 2.55lb
EAN: 9780393926651
Categories: • Public Policy - General

About the Author

Wheelan, Charles: - Charles Wheelan is the author of the best-selling Naked Statistics and Naked Economics and is a former correspondent for the Economist. He teaches public policy at Dartmouth College and lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with his family.

Praise for this book

By far the best textbook for a course in undergraduate public policy. I have been looking for a text that really incorporates economics into the study of public policy. One cannot truly understand the politics behind policy, and how to analyze policies, without having a basic background in economics, especially microeconomics...Each chapter is beautifully written... I am looking forward to using this text.--Daniel Scheller, The Florida State University

Wheelan's new text is indeed one of the most fluidly written, engaging, sometimes jaunty and sometimes challenging books on the subject. My students will see many topics come alive with this analytical yet unpretentious treatment of public policy principles. The author draws the students into the questions and then turns them toward economics and public-policy analysis concepts.--Michael Hammig, Clemson University