The leading introduction to the theory and practice of public policy.

Studying Public Policy introduces the theoretical foundations of the policy sciences and develops an analytical framework that incorporates how policy-making addresses and attempts to solve public problems.

Laurent Dobuzinskis, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University has two different research and teaching interests: the history of political and economic thought, political economy (rational choice), and the philosophy of the social sciences; and public policy analysis. Michael Howlett is Burnaby Mountain Chair in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University, specializing in public policy analysis, political economy, and resource and environmental policy.

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Anthony Perl is the Director of Urban Studies at Simon Fraser University. He has acted as a government advisor in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France and the US on transportation and environmental research. He has co-edited and co-authored four books including The Integrity Gap: Canada's Environmental Policy and Institutions. He lives in Vancouver.

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"This vital textbook provides a thorough and in-depth description of theory and practice of public policy. It is a required public policy primer for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in learning about and delving deep into the study of policy making." --Benjamin Kutsyuruba, Queen's University

"Studying Public Policy is a comprehensive guide to the subject, covering an extraordinary breadth of theoretical approaches. It remains an invaluable reference for students as they go forward in our program." --Richard Sutherland, Mount Royal University

"This text provides instructors and students with a comprehensive overview of both the evolution of policy-making approaches and theory and the most current thinking in this field. It organizes a very unwieldy literature into some understandable and usable frameworks." --Debora VanNijnatten, Wilfrid Laurier University