This title was first published in 2000: A history of the ideas behind public policy studies, which can be defined as the study of the nature, causes and effects of government decisions for dealing with social problems.

List of Tables, List of Figures, Introduction, PART I: MORE RESOURCES TO SATISFY ALL SIDES, 1. Expanding the Resources, 2. Third Party Benefactor and Well-placed Incentives, 3. SOS Allocation by Expanding the Budget, PART II: MORE EFFICIENCY IN ACHIEVING GOALS, 4. Setting Higher Goals, 5. Decreasing the Causes of the Conflict, 6. Redefining the Problem, 7. Increasing Benefits and Decreasing Costs, 8. Early Socialization, 9. The Technological Fix, 10. Contracting Out, 11. International Economic Communities, 12. SOS Allocation by Increasing the Relation Score, PART III: MORE COMBINATIONS OF ALTERNATIVES, 13. Big Benefits on One Side, Small Costs on the Other, 14. Combining Alternatives, 15. Developing a Multifaceted Package, 16. Sequential SOS, PART IV: INTEGRATION, 17. Combining and Summarizing Approaches, Bibliography, Index