US trade preference programs promote economic development in poorer nations by providing export opportunities. This title reviews the programs' effects on the United States and on foreign beneficiaries' exports and development, identifies policy trade-offs

Human trafficking is a transnational crime. This book discusses key activities federal agencies have undertaken to combat human trafficking crimes, federal efforts to co-ordinate investigations and prosecutions of these crimes, and how the Bureau of Justic

Through the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requires cars and light trucks to meet certain fuel economy standards. This work discusses how CAFE standards are designed to reduce fuel

Under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA), revenue raised from selling Bureau of Land Management lands is available to the agencies, primarily to acquire non-federal land within the boundaries of land they already own. This book describes

Conflict over the use of our nation's natural resources, along with increased ecological problems, has led land managers to seek cooperative means to resolve natural resource conflicts and problems. Collaborative resource management is one such approach that communities began using in the 1980s and 1990s. A 2004 Executive Order on Co-operative Conservation encourages such efforts. This book deals with: experts' views on collaborative resource management; how selected collaborative efforts have addressed conflicts and improved resources; and, challenges that agencies face as they participate...

Federal funding to states supported over 200,000 youths in residential facilities in 2004, many seeking help to address behavioral or emotional challenges. However, federal investigations have identified maltreatment and civil rights abuses in some facilities.