Political Economy and Public Policy

Illustrated Concepts, Facts, and Figures

• Inequality in Comparative Perspective

• Major U.S. Government Regulatory Programs

• Percent of People below the Poverty Line

• Shares of Household Income in the U.S. (2003)

• Tax Burden

• The Federal Budgeting Process

• The Public Policy Process

• Top 15 Tax Expenditures (2005)

Audio Features

Video Features

• Public Choice, Disequilibrium, and Politics (Walter Dean Burnham - 4:32)

Cartoon Features

• Tax Burdens and Budget Deficits

Image Features

• Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (2001)

• Essence of Decision

• Executive Agencies and Public Policy

• Policy Institutes

• The Code of Federal Regulations

• The Department of Agriculture

• The Federal Communications Commission

• The Federal Reserve System

Web Resources

Glossary