Issues for Debate in American Public Policy ─ Selections from CQ Researcher

"Chapters of Issues for Debate in American public Policy are informative; present a broad range of questions and opinions, even on a single issue; and consistently generate student interest, debate and response. It's the primary text in my class on current controversies and a great supplement in American politics or public policy classes. It's one my favorite classroom resources. A truly worthwhile teaching tool!"---Sally Friedman. Suny Albany

"Issues for Debate in American Public policy provides as excellent practical framework for how issues are viewed and discussed outside of the classroom. The text helps spark lively, engaging and informed discussion during class sessions. Students really appreciate the evenhanded approach taken by the text in the discussions of some of the most controversial issues facing the United states."---Matt Mandel. American University

"CQ Press's Issues for Debate in American Public Policy takes the student right to the heart of today's most pressing policy issues. Enlivened with up-to-the-minute detail, personal vignettes and background including `how we got there' stories, this volume is an essential reader for all policy analysis classes, graduate or undergraduate. Students will feel the relevance of each dilemma we face and understand the pros and cons of policy solutions."---Barbara Neuby, Kennesaw State University

In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of CQ Researcher, Issues for Debate in American public Policy investigates sixteen important and controversial policy issues.