Readings on Basic Knowledge of Western Social Sciences: Policy

Author: (English) Korbach
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: One of the most authoritative social science textbooks in Western higher education since the 1990s, jointly recommended by renowned scholars from China's top universities over the past decade. This series aims to provide the general public with a simple and convenient way to quickly grasp the basic knowledge of Western social sciences, serving as a "kindergarten reader" in the field of philosophy and social sciences. As a basic textbook in Western universities, the entire series is written by leading scholars from various fields in the West, constantly pursuing changes in the times and repeatedly updated, becoming one of the most recognized authoritative basic social science readers in the West. It is the first step for young students to enter the hall of social sciences. This book is written for a series of readers, including both practitioners and critics. Many people are interested in specific fields and want to understand what it means to have "environmental policy" and how such policies are formulated. Many students are interested in the political process, wondering how to appropriately connect "policy" with existing analytical terms such as "politics," "rule-making," or "decision-making." There are also some people who are deeply concerned about the question of "what the government decides to do" in our governance, and they seem to focus on how diverse behaviors of various practices converge into stable and predictable behavioral patterns, which is why they are labeled as policies.