This is a guide for the final Policy Project for Econ 252, Principles of Microeconomics, where applicable. It provides links to good sources on public policy issues.
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These are great sources to search or browse to find public policy issues. Don't just paraphrase these sources to write your paper. Instead, use the articles here to get some background on the topic as a springboard to more in-depth research.
In-depth articles on controversial topics such in areas like politics, government, business, education, and popular culture. Includes supporting resources like timelines, statistics, and pros/cons statements.
This database contains current, in-depth reporting on health care, criminal justice, political and social trends, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy.
This resource allows political science, journalism, and economics research to search all CQ resources at once. Includes CQ Researcher + Archive, CQ Weekly, CQ Almanac, and Political Handbook of the World.
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