How Long to Read Agenda Setting: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Influencing Public Policy

How Long Does it Take to Read Agenda Setting: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Influencing Public Policy?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read Agenda Setting: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Influencing Public Policy by John J. Miller

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Donating money to modify public thinking and government policy has now taken its place next to service-centered giving as a constructive branch of philanthropy. Many donors now view public-policy reform as a necessary adjunct to their efforts to improve lives directly. This is perhaps inevitable given the mushrooming presence of government in our lives. In 1930, just 12 percent of U.S. GDP was consumed by government; by 2012 that had tripled to 36 percent. Unless and until that expansion of the state reverses, it is unrealistic to expect the philanthropic sector to stop trying to have a say in public policies. Sometimes it’s not enough to build a house of worship; one must create policies that make it possible for people to practice their faith freely within society. Sometimes it’s not enough to pay for a scholarship; one must change laws so that high-quality schools exist for scholarship recipients to take advantage of. Yet public-policy philanthropy has special ways of mystifying and frustrating practitioners. It requires understanding of governmental practice, interpretation of human nature, and some philosophical perspective. Public-policy philanthropists may encounter opponents operating from different principles who view them as outright enemies. Moreover, public-policy struggles never seem to end: victories one year become defeats the next, followed by comebacks, then setbacks, and on and on. This book was written to help donors navigate all of those obstacles. It draws on deep history, and rich interviews with the very best practitioners of ­­public-policy philanthropy in America today. Whatever your aspirations for U.S. society and governance, this guide will help you find the best ways to make a difference.

How long is Agenda Setting: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Influencing Public Policy?

Agenda Setting: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Influencing Public Policy by John J. Miller is 280 pages long, and a total of 70,000 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Agenda Setting: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Influencing Public Policy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Agenda Setting: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Influencing Public Policy aloud.

What Reading Level is Agenda Setting: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Influencing Public Policy?

Agenda Setting: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Influencing Public Policy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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