Washington Almanac: Guide to Federal Policy - Hardcover

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This guide to U.S. federal policy making covers 23 major policy areas, including civil rights and liberties, education, health, farmers, taxes, energy, defense, the budget, foreign policy, etc. For each topic, an essay discussing background and key issues is accompanied by profiles of significant public and private figures. In all, 350 people have been selected, including executive branch officials, Congressional leaders, lobbyists, scholars, and so forth. The information is current through 1991. Haas, a writer for National Journal , used interviews, articles, and reports of various kinds for research, but bibliographical sources are not listed. While other reference works offer much of the same information on elected and appointed officials, Haas's interesting pieces on policy and persons influential in policy formulation are useful and unique in a public policy handbook. As the introduction says, this is "for anyone who wants to change a law, lift a regulation, or influence the course of national debate." An informative source for academics as well as educated public library users.
- Mary Jane Brustman, SUNY at Albany Libs.
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