Public Policy and Private Interest explains the complexities of the policy making process in a refreshingly clear way for students who are new to this subject.

According to conventional wisdom, government may intervene when private markets fail to provide goods and services that society values. This view has led to the

As a book on public policy, this book is unique in addressing explicitly the role of human nature. Only with a good understanding of human nature can policy mak

The public policy exception in private international law is designed to provide a national backstop in the application of foreign laws. This book provides detai

How private groups increasingly set public policy and regulate lives—with little public knowledge or attention. From accrediting doctors and lawyers to settin