Plagues, Products, and Politics: Emergent Public Health Hazards and National Policymaking
ISBN: 9780815728757 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work aims to examine the US government's handling of threats to public health, and to assess its capacity to respond effectively. The national government's role as investigator, educator, regulator, researcher and funder for health problems is analyzed.
This work aims to examine the US government's handling of threats to public health, and to assess its capacity to respond effectively. The national go...
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101,69 zł |
Promoting the General Welfare: New Perspectives on Government Performance
ISBN: 9780815731214 / Angielski / Miękka / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The U.S. Constitution calls on the government to "promote the general welfare." In this provocative and innovative book, a distinguished roster of political scientists and economists evaluates its ability to carry out this task. The first section of the book analyzes government performance in the areas of health, transportation, housing, and education, suggesting why suboptimal policies often prevail. The second set of chapters examines two novel and sometimes controversial tools that can be used to improve policy design: information markets and laboratory experiments. Finally, the third... The U.S. Constitution calls on the government to "promote the general welfare." In this provocative and innovative book, a distinguished roster of ... |
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133,88 zł |
Not Whether But When: The U.S. Decision to Enlarge NATO
ISBN: 9780815731719 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How did Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic become the newest members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? Based on interviews with more than 75 individuals - from Cabinet officials to desk officers - this book tells the inside story of the controversial Clinton administration initiative. Analyzing the earliest internal deliberations as well as discussions with allies, the Russians and the US senate, the author demonstrates how a handful of committed policymakers outmaneouvered overwhelming bureaucratic opposition.
How did Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic become the newest members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? Based on interviews with more tha...
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107,05 zł |
Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Policy
ISBN: 9780815734093 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first edition of " Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Policy" is one of the most successful Brookings titles of all time. This thoroughly revised version updates that classic analysis of the role played by the federal bureaucracy --civilian career officials, political appointees, and military officers --and Congress in formulating U.S. national security policy, illustrating how policy decisions are actually made. Government agencies, departments, and individuals all have certain interests to preserve and promote. Those priorities, and the conflicts they sometimes spark, heavily... The first edition of " Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Policy" is one of the most successful Brookings titles of all time. This thoroughly revise... |
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Work Over Welfare: The Inside Story of the 1996 Welfare Reform Law
ISBN: 9780815735151 / Angielski / Miękka / 450 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Work over Welfare" tells the inside story of the legislation that ended "welfare as we know it." As a key staffer on the House Ways and Means Committee, author Ron Haskins was one of the architects of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996. In this landmark book, he vividly portrays the political battles that produced the most dramatic overhaul of the welfare system since its creation as part of the New Deal. Haskins starts his story in the early 1990s, as a small group of Republicans lays the groundwork for welfare reform by developing innovative policies to... "Work over Welfare" tells the inside story of the legislation that ended "welfare as we know it." As a key staffer on the House Ways and Means Com... |
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107,05 zł |
Passages to the Presidency: From Campaigning to Governing
ISBN: 9780815747130 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines the careers of four presidents and explores the ways in which the political system is changing their role.
Examines the careers of four presidents and explores the ways in which the political system is changing their role.
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Taking the High Road: A Metropolitan Agenda for Transportation Reform
ISBN: 9780815748274 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the early 1990s, federal transportation laws have slowly started to level the playing field between highway and alternative transportation strategies, as well as between older and newer communities. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century made substantial changes in transportation practices. These laws devolved greater responsibility for planning and implementation to urban development organizations and introduced more flexibility in the spending of federal highway and transit funds. They also created a... Since the early 1990s, federal transportation laws have slowly started to level the playing field between highway and alternative transportation st... |
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Innocent Until Nominated: The Breakdown of the Presidential Appointments Process
ISBN: 9780815754015 / Angielski / Miękka / 245 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. According to outspoken presidential scholar Cal Mackenzie, the presidential appointments process is a national disgrace. It encourages bullies and emboldens demagogues, silences the voices of responsibility, and nourishes the lowest forms of partisan combat. It uses innocent citizens as pawns in the petty games of politicians and stains the reputations of good people. It routinely violates fundamental democratic principles, undermines the quality and consistency of public management, and breaches simple decency. In short, at a time when the quality of political leadership in government... According to outspoken presidential scholar Cal Mackenzie, the presidential appointments process is a national disgrace. It encourages bullies and ... |
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The Last Hurrah?: Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2002 Congressional Elections
ISBN: 9780815754374 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 2002 midterm elections were noteworthy U.S. congressional campaigns for many reasons. They marked the last national contests before implementation of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) and thus were expected by many to be the "last hurrah" for soft money. These midterm campaigns provided a window on the activity of parties, interest groups, and political consultants on the eve of BCRA, as they prepared to enter a new era of American elections. The results of Campaign 2002 were remarkable. As the party in power, the Republicans defied history by gaining seats in both houses of... The 2002 midterm elections were noteworthy U.S. congressional campaigns for many reasons. They marked the last national contests before implementat... |
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180,65 zł |
Intensive Care: How Congress Shapes Health Policy
ISBN: 9780815754633 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Describes how the U.S. Congress functions as it deliberates and develops health policy and includes coverage of committee organization and jurisdictions, the budgeting process, congressional oversight functions, and case study analysis of the failed Clinton health reform plan.
Describes how the U.S. Congress functions as it deliberates and develops health policy and includes coverage of committee organization and jurisdictio...
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Party Lines: Competition, Partisanship, and Congressional Redistricting
ISBN: 9780815754671 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The legitimacy of the American electoral system depends on sustaining reasonable levels of fairness, accountability, responsiveness, and common sense. Recent Congressional elections fly in the face of those requirements, however, with a startling lack of competition, growing ideological polarization, and a fierce struggle between the parties to manipulate the electoral rules of the game. Party Lines addresses these problems head on in an authoritative and timely analysis of redistricting in the United States. The practice of state legislatures redrawing district lines after the decennial... The legitimacy of the American electoral system depends on sustaining reasonable levels of fairness, accountability, responsiveness, and common sen... |
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Unconventional Warfare: Rebuilding U.S. Special Operation Forces
ISBN: 9780815754756 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For four decades after World War II, U.S. Special Operations Forcesincluding Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Air Force special operations aircrews and Special Tactics Groupsuffered from mistrust and inadequate funding from the military services. They were nearly eliminated from the active force following the Vietnam War. But in the past fifteen years, special operations forces have risen from the ashes of the failed 1980 rescue of American hostages in Iran to become one of the most frequently deployed elements of the U.S. military. They are now adequately funded, better-equipped, and... For four decades after World War II, U.S. Special Operations Forcesincluding Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Air Force special operations aircrews... |
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198,69 zł |
Unconventional Warfare: Rebuilding U.S. Special Operation Forces
ISBN: 9780815754763 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For four decades after World War II, U.S. Special Operations Forcesincluding Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Air Force special operations aircrews and Special Tactics Groupsuffered from mistrust and inadequate funding from the military services. They were nearly eliminated from the active force following the Vietnam War. But in the past fifteen years, special operations forces have risen from the ashes of the failed 1980 rescue of American hostages in Iran to become one of the most frequently deployed elements of the U.S. military. They are now adequately funded, better-equipped, and... For four decades after World War II, U.S. Special Operations Forcesincluding Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Air Force special operations aircrews... |
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342,99 zł |
The Front-Loading Problem in Presidential Nominations
ISBN: 9780815755197 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Front-loading has emerged in several US election cycles and is the single most criticized feature of the American presidential selection process. Where state primaries and caucuses were once spread out over a period of three or four months, most are now crammed into a four- or five-week interval at the very beginning of the delegate selection calendar. The system that results has been called absurdly accelerated, dangerously irrational, warped and virtually mindless and a parody of participatory democracy.
Front-loading has emerged in several US election cycles and is the single most criticized feature of the American presidential selection process. Wher...
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Red and Blue Nation?: Consequences and Correction of America's Polarized Politics
ISBN: 9780815760795 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. America's polarized politics are largely disconnected from mainstream public preferences. This disconnect poses fundamental dangers for the representativeness and accountability of government, as well as the already withering public trust in it. As the 2008 presidential race kicks into gear, the political climate certainly will not become less polarized. With important issues to addressincluding immigration policy, health care, and the funding of the Iraq warit is critical that essential policies not be hostage to partisan political battles. Building upon the findings of the first volume... America's polarized politics are largely disconnected from mainstream public preferences. This disconnect poses fundamental dangers for the represe... |
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Red and Blue Nation?: Volume One: Characteristics and Causes of America's Polarized Politics
ISBN: 9780815760832 / Angielski / Miękka / 317 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Analysts and pundits increasingly perceive a widening gulf between "red states" and "blue states." Yet the research to support that perception is scattered and sometimes difficult to parse. America's polarized politics, it is said, poses fundamental dangers for democratic and accountable government. Heightened partisanship is thought to degrade deliberation in Congress and threaten the integrity of other institutions, from the courts to the media. But, how deep do the country's political divisions actually run? Are they truly wreaking havoc upon the social fabric? Has America become a... Analysts and pundits increasingly perceive a widening gulf between "red states" and "blue states." Yet the research to support that perception is s... |
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Tense Commandments: Federal Prescriptions and City Problems
ISBN: 9780815760948 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the past decade, dozens of large cities lost population as jobs and people kept moving to the suburbs. Despite widespread urban revitalization and renewal, one fact remains unmistakable: when choosing where to live and work, Americans prefer the suburbs to the cities. Many underlying causes of the urban predicament are familiar: disproportionate poverty, stiff city tax rates, and certain unsatisfactory municipal services (most notably, public schools). Less recognized is the distinct possibility that sometimes the regulatory policies of the federal government--the rules and rulings... During the past decade, dozens of large cities lost population as jobs and people kept moving to the suburbs. Despite widespread urban revitalizati... |
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156,61 zł |
Protecting What Matters: Technology, Security, and Liberty Since 9/11
ISBN: 9780815761259 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Can we safeguard our nation's security without weakening cherished liberties? And how does technology affect the potential conflict between these fundamental goals? These questions acquired renewed urgency in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. They also spurred heated debates over such controversial measures as Total Information Awareness and the USA PATRIOT Act. In this volume, leading figures from the worlds of government, public policy, and business analyze the critical issues underlying these debates. The first set of essays examines the relationship between liberty and security and... Can we safeguard our nation's security without weakening cherished liberties? And how does technology affect the potential conflict between these f... |
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Defense Policy Choices for the Bush Administration
ISBN: 9780815764373 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this new edition, the author critically assesses the Bush administration's defense strategy and budget plan. He also addresses the new military challenges faced by the administration after the terrorist attacks of September 11. Defense spending is now projected to increase to levels seen under the Reagan administration. Michael O'Hanlon suggests ways to deal with these defense demands while keeping the U.S. defense budget $30 to $40 billion below planned Bush administration levels.
In this new edition, the author critically assesses the Bush administration's defense strategy and budget plan. He also addresses the new military cha...
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Faith in Politics
ISBN: 9780815773733 / Angielski / Miękka / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. According to current polls, about 85 percent of Americans identify with some religious faith and more than 40 percent say they attend religious services at least once a week. In recent years, religious observanceand even religious beliefhave become important factors influencing voter choice. Active participation in electoral politics by some religious groups has fueled apprehensions that the traditional separation of church and state may be threatened. A. James Reichley explores the questions and conflicting positions surrounding the relations between government and politics in a new book... According to current polls, about 85 percent of Americans identify with some religious faith and more than 40 percent say they attend religious ser... |
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