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Blahous contends that Social Security is ill-equipped to withstand the effects of an aging population and will impose excessive tax burdens upon future Americans unless its course is changed.

This edited collection provides a cross-sectional review of environmental legislation and administration in the United States, with comparative chapters relating to Canada and New Zealand.

Local governments do not stand alonethey find themselves in new relationships not only with state and federal government, but often with a widening spectrum of other public and private organizations as well.

In recent years, the scale of environmental hazards has been growing, emergencies occur more often at special facilities, in particular nuclear power, the largest of which was the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on April 26, 1986.

This book contains the papers slated for presentation at the Development Convention 2008 being organized by Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad during 20-22 February, 2008.

"e;Freedom and Justice for all"e; is a phrase that can have a hollow ring for many members of the disability community in the United States.

This richly textured social history recovers the voices and experiences of poor Egyptians--beggars, foundlings, the sick and maimed--giving them a history for the first time.

This book investigates how the actual dynamics of business-state relations work in a democracy and their changes overtime.

In diesem Buch wird, in Hinblick auf das, durch die verschiedenen Wetterparameter festgelegte Klima und die damit verbundene Definition einer globalen Erdtemperatur der Einfluss der anthropogenen Treibhausgasemissionen anhand von vorliegendem Datenmaterials dargelegt.

Sarah B.

A definitive reframing of the economic, institutional, and intellectual history of the managerial eraThe twentieth century was the managerial century in the United States.

Collaboration is a ubiquitous yet contested feature of contemporary public policy.

This book is committed to provide a holistic view of corruption in the public construction sector, a sector that has been perceived as the most corrupt in the world.

This book presents solutions to problems that are total and based on thinking about how and why humans have organized themselves.

There is only one earth and our world is undergoing dramatic changes brought on by the climate crisis and other human-induced ecological disruptions.

Efficient planning and superior execution against clear objectives is the way companies operate best.

Today's instantaneous and ever-present news stream frequently presents a sensationalized or otherwise distorted view of the world, demanding constant critical engagement on the part of everyday citizens.

John Foster Dulles was one of the most influential and controversial figures in the history of twentieth-century U.

They reported wars, outraged monarchs and promoted the case for their country's freedom.

This pivot considers how China deals with the globalization of its energy companies in the face of global efforts to combat climate change.

Revolutionary ideas on how to use markets to achieve fairness and prosperity for allMany blame today's economic inequality, stagnation, and political instability on the free market.

Parish councils are often underappreciated and undervalued in what they do even though they are an essential part of the governing of England today.

Top US legal scholars and political scientists examine how the law shapes judges' behavior and decisions, and what it means for society at large.

The election of Barack Obama to the presidency in 2008 was hailed by many as a historic event and by some as the end of the Reagan era in American politics.

The Great Chicago Fire in October 1871 destroyed 2,600 acres and left tens of thousands without housing, food, fuel, or clothing.

This book is a treatise against neoliberalism illuminated by the path of China.

This timely book presents a critique of binary majority rule and provides insights into why, in many instances, the outcome of a two-option ballot does not accurately reflect the will of the people.

The exceptional experiences of South Korea and Taiwan in combining high growth and liberal democracy in a relatively short and similar timetable have brought scholarly attention to their economic and political transformations.

A single-volume edition of William J.

Stakeholders in the operation of American elections are keenly focused on policy reform, resource allocation, administrative professionalism, voter access and accessibility, equipment security, and system integrity.

Our Chance to Right the Food System:Every five to seven years, Congress passes a little understood legislation called the Farm Bill.

This book investigates why students choose to study in key Asian cities, and how this trend relates to the strategic intent of states and universities to build 'knowledge economies' and 'world-class' profiles.

A user's guide to economic, political, social and cultural collapse.

Placing ethnic media within the context of democratic theory, this book suggests novel ways of thinking about media from the margins.

Each year, the United States spends $65,000 per poor family to fight poverty in a country in which the average family income is just under $50,000.

From the New York Times to Gawker, a behind-the-scenes look at how performance analytics are transforming journalism today-and how they might remake other professions tomorrowJournalists today are inundated with data about which stories attract the most clicks, likes, comments, and shares.

In a startlingly innovative format, journalist Stephen A.

Are you a health and social care commissioner navigating the ever-changing commissioning landscape?

This study maps out the major weaknesses of each fragile situation on the latest country performance assessment exercises.

This comprehensively revised and updated edition offers an introduction to international organizations (IO) theory in the field of IR.

The welfare state is a trademark of the European social model.

This book brings together leading and emerging scholars and practitioners to present an overview of how regional, international and transnational courts and tribunals are engaging with the environment.

The business case for sustainability is clear and organizations are responding to the imperative to act.

Victim offender dialogues have been developed as a way to hold offenders accountable to the person they have harmed and to give victims a voice about how to put things right.

A textbook that examines how societies reach decisions about the use and allocation of economic resourcesWhile economic research emphasizes the importance of governmental institutions for growth and progress, conventional public policy textbooks tend to focus on macroeconomic policies and on tax-and-spend decisions.

This work provides a concise, authoritative, and illuminating overview of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

"e;This timely book provides insight into the changing role of the 'hospital' in the face of technological, organizational innovation and ever-tightening health budgets.

Harold Weisberg was foremost among the early trailblazers who saw the inadequacy of the Warren Reports solution to the crime of the century.

In this important book, a distinguished group of historians, political scientists, and legal experts explore three related issues: the Immigration and Naturalization Service's historic review of its citizenship evaluation, recent proposals to alter the oath of allegiance and the laws governing dual citizenship, and the changing rights and responsibilities of citizens and resident aliens in the United States.