Controversies in American Public Policy by Hird, John A. / Reese, Michael Hird, John A. / Reese, Michael

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Synopsis

Recent articles on public policy are collected here in sections on specific issues such as growth management, education, gun control, welfare reform, and affirmative action. Each chapter contains an introductory section designed to familiarize readers with the history and context of the issue, and ends with discussion questions and Web links. Hird directs the Center for Public Policy and Administration at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Biography

John A. Hird is Director of the Center for Public Policy and Administration at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He received his Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley, and has served as Research Fellow at The Brookings Institution and Economist with the President's Council of Economic Advisers. He is the author of SUPERFUND: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISK (1994), and has published articles in many professional journals such as "American Political Science Review," "Journal of Policy Analysis And Management," "Yale Journal On Regulation," and "Social Science Quarterly." He serves on the editorial board of the "Journal of Policy Analysis and Management," and has consulted on issues ranging from regulatory reform to state agency research. He is the first recipient of the Mills Award from the Policy Studies Organization for an outstanding contributor to policy studies under age thirty-five, and is currently writing a book on the use of public policy expertise in democratic institutions.

Michael A. Reese is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He received his B.S. in Political Science from Willamette University and his M.A. in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has taught a variety of courses in American Politics and Political Theory, and has served as a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research and at the Oregon Health Sciences University. He is interested in the normative dimensions of public policy, with a particular focus on the ways in which democratic theory can inform public policy choice.

MatthewShilvock has just completed a Masters in Public Policy and Administration at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His principal interests are in arts policy of the U.S. government and organizational theory of nonprofit institutions. He holds a B.A. in music from Christ Church, University of Oxford, and is currently a fellow with OPERA America, developing skills in the general management of North American opera.