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3. Understanding the Politics of Public Policy

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Suggested Web Sites

The Web sites listed at the end of chapter 1, especially those of major government institutions and public opinion surveys, are also useful here. Sites for the leading policy think tanks are listed at the end of chapter 4. In addition, see the following for the study of public policy and policymaking.

http://apsapolicysection.org/index.html. Public policy section of the American Political Science Association. Has useful links to policy organizations, journals, and political science research on public policy issues.

www.usa.gov. The citizen portal for FirstGov, with links to news, government studies and reports, consumer action, and government e-services.

www.ipsonet.org. Policy Studies Organization home page.

www.napawash.org. National Academy of Public Administration home page, with links to events and academy publications on government and public policy.

www.policyagendas.org. Web site for the Policy Agendas Project. Offers an extensive database and permits users to graph the agenda status of policy issues over time to highlight some of the dynamics of policy change described in this chapter.

www.whitehouse.gov. White House home page.

www.csg.org. Council of State Governments, portal to home pages of states.

www.cbo.gov. Congressional Budget Office

www.cnn.com. CNN

www.cbsnews.com. CBS

www.msnbc.msn.com. NBC

www.abcnews.go.com. ABC

www.newyorktimes.com. New York Times

www.washingtonpost.com. Washington Post