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Partial contents: International relations, international law, and the environment, by Robert Rienow and Clifton Wilson; Environmental policy and public administration, by Lynton K. Caldwell: Environmental policy and constitutional law, by Stuart Nagel; State and local environmental policy, by Paul A. Sabatier; Ecological politics and American national government, by Michael E. Kraft.

In A Meaning for "Public Policy," Lawrence M. Mead (New York U, New York, NY) discusses public policy as a combination of economics & political science that optimally reflects the analytic strengths of both disciplines. Economics & political science are differentiated: the former is concerned with norms & the results of individual action; whereas the latter focuses on real political issues, groups, & constraints, & is concerned with collectively generated issues. The constructive function of the two disciplines is illustrated with an example from budgeting. In On Economics, Political Science, and Public Policy, Richard E. Wagner (Florida State U, Tallahassee) observes that both economics & political science are based on the fact of scarcity & the inherent conflict among peoples & societies it signifies. A historical review of the application of economic theory to political practice is provided, showing that this procedure has functioned similarly whether in absolutist or republican societies, with the difference that the latter could elect to alter policy directions. It is argued that economics & political science must recognize principles intrinsic to society & try to work within them to create policy. This process is examined in the case of rent control. 22 References. D. Dunseath.

Contents: A meaning for "public policy," by Lawrence M. Mead; On economics, political science, and public policy, by Richard E. Wagner.

The relevance of political science to public policy toward the elderly is demonstrated in a discussion of: (1) governmental institutions, eg, courts, executive agencies, legislatures, & electoral dynamics; (2) levels of government, eg, local, state, national, cross-national, & international; & (3) political theory & political science methodology. A political science orientation can be distinguished from those of the other social sciences by its emphasis on: (A) political feasibility, which involves making policy recommendations that are likely to be adopted or at least evaluating what the adoption likelihood is; (B) administrative feasibility, ie, whether policies can be administered without scandal or chaos; (C) goal values, eg, public participation, predictability, & procedural due process, which economists & other policy analysts sometimes slight; & (D) a concern for the relevance to policy problems of international relations, civil liberties, & reform of governmental institutions. AA.