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The devastating and politically consequential defeat of President Clinton's comprehensive health plan in Congress has unleashed a torrent of speculation over "e;"e;who or what killed reform.

In the United States, proposals for gasoline tax hikes have consistently met with broad-based congressional opposition.

What role should the Senate play in the selection and confirmation of judges?

The elections of 1994 produced the first Republican-controlled Congress in 40 years.

The European Union is mired in the worst crisis it has seen for many decades.

Examines the effects of rising social security costs and of measures adopted to deal with them, and discusses possible ways of coping with the shortfall of available money for the aging American population.

Much has changed in the sixty years since the 1960 election, but every four years, readers have been able to count on a single volume to provide a detailed examination of federal campaign finance.

Much has changed in the sixty years since the 1960 election, but every four years, readers have been able to count on a single volume to provide a detailed examination of federal campaign finance.

The first edition of Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Policy is one of the most successful Brookings titles of all time.

After World War II, George Kennan became the State Department's first director of policy planning.

Safeguarding Our Privacy and Our Values in an Age of Mass SurveillanceAmerica’s mass surveillance programs, once secret, can no longer be ignored.

Setting National Priorities continues the highly acclaimed and influential series of books that examine domestic and foreign policy choices confronting the United States.

Billions of people around the world lack internet access.

What challenges and risks do Chinese and Russian bases pose to the United States' military strategy?

This report examines the fundamental link between Mexico's economic performance and migration to the United States, with a particular focus on the post-NAFTA time period.

Should countries in Latin America and Eastern Europe follow the Chilean approach to economic restructuring, market liberalization, and stabilization?

An efficient transportation system reduces the cost of distance by moving people and goods from their origins to their destinations as cheaply, quickly, and safely as possible.

Since the early days of the American republic, political thinkers have maintained that a grossly unequal division of property, wealth, and power would lead to the erosion of democratic life.

Describes how China is in the lead in transforming finance for the digital ageThis book is the product of a joint research project between economists at the National School of Development, especially the affiliated Institute of Digital Finance, at Peking University and at the Brookings Institution.

Detention and deportation have become keystones of immigration and border enforcement policies around the world.

The Politics of Compassion explores the manifold obstacles that hinder our individual and collective capacity to care for the vulnerable, offering insights from history, religion, ethics, cognitive and social sciences, international relations, public policy, and contemporary politics.

The second edition of this textbook provides an accessible and structured look at social policy in a global comparative context.

According to the European Commission, Europe is facing a transversal crisis that obliges the rethinking and redefinition of its narrative.

The decision of the British people to leave the EU was a political earthquake.

This CEPS book comprises a first-ever economic and regulatory analysis of a possible Free Trade Area (FTA) between China and the EU, whose design is supposed to be 'deep and comprehensive'.

In contemporary media cultures, media are part of the most important sites where collectiverepresentations and narrations of a post-migrant civic culture are (re-)negotiated.

What is it like to live a life that is impossible?

Much has been written about the history of Communism in America, including the Party's appeal to many in the Hollywood community of the 1930s and 40s.

A selection of the landmark Supreme Court decisions that have shaped American society

Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and—above all—essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars.

A fundamental, but mostly hidden, transformation is happening in the way public services are being delivered, and in the way local and national governments fulfill their policy goals.

Fostering a transatlantic renaissance to salvage the Western allianceIs the Western alliance, which brought together the United States and Europe after World War II, in an inevitable state of decline, and if so, can anything be done to repair it?

Examining how the White House works or doesn't before and after TrumpDonald Trump has reinvented the presidency, transforming it from a well-oiled if sometimes cumbersome institution into what has often seemed to be a one-man show.

Exploring how intelligence professionals view accountability in the context of twenty-first century politicsHow can democratic governments hold intelligence and security agencies accountable when what they do is largely secret?

How will China reform its economy as it aspires to become the next economic superpower?

Assessing the legal and practical questions posed by the use of artificial intelligence in national security mattersThe increasing use of artificial intelligence poses challenges and opportunities for nearly all aspects of society, including the military and other elements of the national security establishment.

On marijuana, there is no mutual federal-state policy; will this cause federalism to go up in smoke?

The ambitious 15-year agenda known as the Sustainable Development Goals, adopted in 2015 by all members of the United Nations, contains a pledge that "e;no one will be left behind.

A 2020 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleHow officials reporting to both executive officials and congressional representatives work to keep the government honest, efficient, and effective.

Protecting sovereignty while advancing American interests in the global ageAmericans have long been protective of the country's sovereignty-beginning when George Washington retired as president with the admonition for his successors to avoid "e;permanent"e; alliances with foreign powers.

In 1978, China launched economic reforms that have resulted in one of history's most dramatic national transformations.

Campaign 2012: Twelve Independent Ideas for Improving American Public Policy is an indispensable guide to the questions facing White House hopefuls in 2012, as well as the challenges awaiting the winner.

How a public-private partnership led to the largest emergency response system in the worldEmergency medical response systems are a critical component of any nation's healthcare system.

This title combines original research, case studies, and synoptic analysis to cover highly charged topics in America today.

This title combines original research, case studies, and synoptic analysis to cover highly charged topics in America today.

The rapid pace of technological change is placing the world's telephone companies in a very difficult position.

As Americans struggle with the dual problems of exploding health care costs and ensuring access to health care for the uninsured, health care rationing has moved to the center of the public policy debate.

While much has been written about economic competition between the United States and Japan, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that their relationship is founded essentially on each sides' domestic political concerns.

Updating her highly acclaimed book, Diane Ravitch presents the latest information on the debate over national standards and assessments.