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Private Pensions and Public Policies

• Hardcover | Engels
• The private pension system, together with Social Security, has provided millions of Americans with income security in retirement. But over the past th... Lees meer

The Future of Academic Medical Centers

• Hardcover | Engels
• Academic medical centers provide cutting edge acute care, train tomorrow's physicians, and carry out research that will expand the range of treatable ... Lees meer

The Opportunity

Steven Pifer, Michael E O'Hanlon

• Hardcover | Engels | Brookings Focus Book
• For some observers, nuclear arms control is either a relic of the cold war, or a utopian dream about a denuclearized planet decades in the future. But... Lees meer

School Choice

Brown Center on Education Policy

• Paperback | Engels
• In going about its work, the commission reviewed the possible effects of school choice in light of the core value of public education: that all childr... Lees meer

Behavioral Science & Policy: Volume 1, Issue 1

• Paperback | Engels
• The success of nearly all public- and private- sector policies hinges on the behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations. Today, such behaviors... Lees meer

The Presidency in a Separated System

Charles O Jones

• Paperback | Engels
• " Popular interpretations of American government tend to center on the presidency. Successes and failures of government are often attributed to presid... Lees meer

Restoring Fiscal Sanity

• Paperback | Engels | Restoring Fiscal Sanity
• " Exceeding $2 trillion annually, health care spending in the United States is growing significantly faster than the national economy. If left uncheck... Lees meer

State Failure and State Weakness in a Time of Terror

• Paperback | Engels
• " A Brookings Institution Press and World Peace Foundation publication The threat of terror, which flares in Africa and Indonesia, has given the probl... Lees meer

Global Development 2.0

• Paperback | Engels
• " The fight against global poverty has quickly become one of the hottest tickets on the global agenda--with rock stars, world leaders, and multibillio... Lees meer

The Price of Federalism

Paul E Peterson

• Paperback | Engels
• " What is the price of federalism? Does it result in governmental interconnections that are too complex? Does it create overlapping responsibilities? ... Lees meer

Zhu Rongji on the Record

Rongji Zhu

• Paperback | Engels
• " China's explosive transformation from a planned economy to a more market-oriented one over the past three decades owes much to the charismatic refor... Lees meer

Global Cities

Greg Clark

• Paperback | Engels | Short Histories
• " Why have some cities become great global urban centers, and what cities will be future leaders? From Athens and Rome in ancient times to New York an... Lees meer

Government's Greatest Achievements

Paul C Light

• Hardcover | Engels
• In an era of promises to create smaller, more limited government, Americans often forget that the federal government has amassed an extraordinary reco... Lees meer

Reforming Planned Economies in an Integrating World Economy

Barry P Bosworth, Gur Ofer

• Hardcover | Engels | Integrating National Economies: Promise & Pitfalls
• The still chaotic states of the former Soviet Union, a growing China, and the divergent nations of Eastern Europe are striving to radically transform ... Lees meer

The True Size of Government

Paul C Light

• Hardcover | Engels
• This book addresses a seemingly simple question: Just how many people really work for the federal government? Official counts show a relatively small ... Lees meer

Bending History

Martin S Indyk, Kenneth G Lieberthal, Michael E O'Hanlon

• Paperback | Engels | Brookings Focus Book
• " By the time of Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th president of the United States, he had already developed an ambitious foreign policy vision. ... Lees meer

In the Web of Politics

Joel D Aberbach, Bert A Rockman

• Hardcover | Engels
• Most people think of governmental bureaucracy as a dull subject. Yet for thirty years the American federal executive has been awash in political contr... Lees meer

Investing in Democracy

Carmen Sirianni

• Hardcover | Engels
• The health of American democracy ultimately depends on our willingness and ability to work together as citizens and stakeholders in our republic. Gove... Lees meer

Religion in American Public Life

James A Reichley

• Paperback | Engels
• "We are," said Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, "a religious people," and his observation is continually borne out in every aspect of America... Lees meer

Voices for Children

William T Gormley

• Paperback | Engels
• " The United States spends more on programs for the elderly than it does on programs that enhance child development and improve child welfare. Why has... Lees meer

The Global Debt Crisis

• Paperback | Engels
• " Debt crises have placed strains not only on the European Union's nascent federal system but also on the federal system in the United States. Old con... Lees meer

Going Digital!

Robert E Litan, William a Niskanen

• Paperback | Engels
• "A Brookings Institution Press and Cato Institute publication The information age technology revolution promises enormous benefits to the U.S. and glo... Lees meer

Who's in Charge Here?

• Paperback | Engels
• " A Brookings Institution Press and the Education Commission of the States Publication Behind the scenes, a revolution is taking place in primary and ... Lees meer

American Living Standards

• Paperback | Engels
• American Living Standards contends that the central problem of the U.S. economy has been for some years now, and for the foreseeable future will conti... Lees meer