Section I: What Is Public Policy? Chapter 1: Public Decision Making Chapter 2: Why Is It So Hard to Make the World a Better Place? Section II: Why We Do What We Do Chapter 3: Understanding Individual Behavior: Rational Man and Woman Chapter 4: Understanding Group Behavior: Collective Action Chapter 5: Evaluating Social Welfare Section III: Markets and Government Chapter 6: The Political Process Chapter 7: The Market System Chapter 8: The Role of Government Section IV: Tools for Analysis Chapter 9: Gathering and Measuring Information Chapter 10: Basic Data Analysis Chapter 11: Introduction to Regression Analysis Chapter 12: Benefit-Cost Analysis Chapter 13: Program Evaluation Section V: Making Policy Chapter 14: The Role of Institutions Chapter 15: Policy Design.