The Public Issues Handbook: A Guide for the Concerned Citizen

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This handbook is a collection of 24 essays on a variety of public policy topics, e.g., Civil Liberties, Education, Poverty, Welfare, etc. Each essay identifies the issue, provides background information, and presents opposing opinions. Bibliographies of Recommended Reading' guide readers to further information. Most list fairly recent books. Each essay is quite readable, and cross-references are provided. Membership organizations concerned with the issue at hand are listed at the end of each essay. A Tabular Appendix contains 24 tables of socio-economic statistics. The Index is detailed. The Public Issues Handbook will be useful to both academic libraries and public libraries as a good compendium of information on topics of current public debate.-Reference Books Bulletin
"This handbook is a collection of 24 essays on a variety of public policy topics, e.g., Civil Liberties, Education, Poverty, Welfare, etc. Each essay identifies the issue, provides background information, and presents opposing opinions. Bibliographies of Recommended Reading' guide readers to further information. Most list fairly recent books. Each essay is quite readable, and cross-references are provided. Membership organizations concerned with the issue at hand are listed at the end of each essay. A Tabular Appendix contains 24 tables of socio-economic statistics. The Index is detailed. The Public Issues Handbook will be useful to both academic libraries and public libraries as a good compendium of information on topics of current public debate."-Reference Books Bulletin

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Robert A. Rosenbaum is a professional writer and worked as a book editor in New York for many years.