Politics: The Basics, 4th Edition

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Hogwood, Brian W. and Gunn, Lewis A., 1984, Policy Analysis for
the Real World, Oxford, Oxford University Press
A general model of the policy process which can be applied in any
country.
Lewis, Gail et al., 2000, Rethinking Social Policy, London, Sage for
the Open University
Useful introduction to social policy analysis.
Stevens, Joe B., 1993, The Economics of Collective Choice, Oxford,
Westview
A more challenging and academic treatment of attempts to apply
market-oriented models to understanding society.
Young, Michael, 1961, The Rise of the Meritocracy 1870–2033,
Harmondsworth, Middlesex, Penguin
Thoughtful, well-written and amusing discussion of the political
implications of equality of opportunity in the form of a social history
of Britain written in 2033.

Websites


http://www.ukonline.gov.uk
UK Government information portal.
http://www.official-documents.co.uk/document
UK official documents.
http://thomas.loc.gov/
THOMAS: US Legislative Information, with link to Library of
Congress, etc.
http://lib.umich.edu/govdocs
University of Michigan Documents Center – government resources
on the Web.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
GPO Access – US Government Printing Office – full text of many
US Government documents.

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