本书汇集了公共政策领域最重要的作品。作者将其按主题分成11章，首先概括了公共政策的背景；其次是关于政策制定、利益集团的影响及政策如何进入政府议程；再次，考察了政府的三个分支：立法、行政和司法如何执行政策；最后是关于外交政策、作为公共关系的公共政策和对公共政策分析的概述。每章前有导读，章后有思考题，以帮助读者更好地理解每章所讨论的主要问题和作者的主要观点。
这是一本很好的英文版读本，它所收录的作品都是公共政策领域多次引用和再版的经典，涉及政策科学的各个方面，涵盖了公共事务专业学生所应了解和学习的重要作者和主要观点。本书可以作为公共管理和公共政策专业的本科、硕士及MPA学员的教材和读本，也可以供对公共政策感兴趣的读者阅读。

沙夫里茨，美国宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡大学公共和国际事务教授。在管理学和公共管理方面曾编著教科书和参考书四十多本。

Preface
Chapter 1 The Context of Publish Policy
1 Of the Principle of Utility
2 The Nature and Necessity of Scientific Revolutions
Review Questions
Chapter 2 Public Policymaking
4 The Science of “Muddling Through”
5 Mixed Scanning:A “Third”Approach to Decision Making
6 Street-Level Bureaucrats as Policy Makers
7 Policy Paradox:The Art of Political Decision Making
Review Questions
Chapter 3 Interests Groups and Public Policy
8 The Federalist No.10
9 The Governmental Process
10 The Power Elite
11 Who Governs?
12 American Business,Public Policy,Case-Studies,and Political Theory
Review Questions
Chapter 4 Agenda Setting
13 The Dynamics of Agenda-Building
14 Up and Down with Ecology:The Issue-Attention Cycle
15 Agendas,Alternatives,and Public Policies
Review Questions
Chapter 5 The Political Economy of Public Policy
16 An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution
17 The Road to Serfdom
18 Capitalism and Freedom
19 The Affluent Society
20 The Zero-Sum Society
Review Questions
Chapter 6 Policymaking by Legislatures
21 Speech to the Electors of Bristol
22 Congressional Government
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Chapter 7 Policy Implementation by the Executive
Chapter 8 Policy Reviewing by the Judiciary
Chapter 9 Foreign Policy
Chapter 10 Public Policy as Public Relations
Chapter 11 Policy Analysis