Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Public Policy and Prevention - Emily M. Good & Maureen A. Pirog
Chapter 2. Rationales for Public Sector Interventions
Chapter 3. How Prevention Efforts are Addressed by Public Polices
Chapter 4. The Formulation of Public Policy: Case Studies
Chapter 5. Changing Public Policies

About the Author

Dr. Maureen Pirog received a B.A. and M.A. in Economics from Boston College in 1975 and a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981.  She currently serves as the Indiana University Rudy Professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs; an Affiliate Professor in the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington; a Senior Research Advisor at the University of Johannesburg and holds an Honorary Professorship at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia.  She is the founder and director of the IU Institute of Family and Social Responsibility which has conducted research on millions of dollars of grants and contracts on social programs from all levels of government and foundations.  Professor Pirog has consulted with dozens of foundation and government agencies, nationally and internationally.  She has published widely on social programs and trends in policy evaluation research.   

In addition to her commitment to timely and policy-relevant research, Dr. Pirog maintains a serious commitment to providing service to her profession and Indiana University.   She is currently serving her second term as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, the top ranked journal in the field of public administration.  She is the series editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management Classics as well as a member of the editorial board of three other journals.