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Public Policy focuses on the policies made by national government. In many ways it is the most important, since pubic policies determine how much you pay in taxes, what income and health benefits you will have when you retire, the degree of purity of the environment we all share, and whether or not you or a loved one will have to fight in a war.

The InfoTrac Reader© examines a wide variety of public policies from many angles. Of particular interest, the foreign policy subdivision discusses America’s response to terrorism and the future global role of the United States.