Download or read book Introduction to Public Policy written by Charles Wheelan and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first introductory public policy text with a strong economics perspective. A new textbook by Charles Wheelan, author of Naked Economics, Introduction to Public Policy uses economic principles to demonstrate that sound public policy occurs when unfettered private markets provide the greatest good for the greatest number. Only when it does not do this is government intervention needed.