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UNINA9910778021203321 |
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Titolo |
Opportunity 08 [[electronic resource] ] : independent ideas for America's next president / / Michael E. O'Hanlon, editor |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-13146-X |
9786612131462 |
0-8157-0187-X |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (434 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Presidents - United States - Election - 2008 |
Presidential candidates - United States |
United States Politics and government 2001-2009 |
United States Economic policy 2001-2009 |
United States Social policy 1993- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Big Ideas for the 2008 Race; Expand the U.S. Agenda toward Pakistan; Countering Iran's Revolutionary Challenge; Engaging the Muslim World; Contending with the Rise of China; Constructing a Successful China Strategy; Ending Oil Dependence; Iraq in 2009; Back to Balancing in the Middle East; Bent but Not Broken; Ensuring that Foreign Aid is Effective; Managing Homeland Security; Empowering Moderate Voters; Rethinking U.S. Rental Housing Policy; Attacking Poverty and Inequality; Pathways to the Middle Class |
Taming the DeficitRealistic Approaches to Head Off a U.S. Economic Crisis; Extending Deregulation; Strengthening Higher Education; Meeting the Dilemma of Health Care Access; Meeting the Challenge of Health Care Quality; Slowing the Growth of Health Spending; Promoting Retirement Security; Fixing the Tax System; Strengthening U.S. Information Technology; Contributors; Index; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Answers the call for nonpartisan discussion on challenges that matter most to the future of our society, our prosperity, and our world, |
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including Iran and Iraq, China's rise, poverty and equality, health care reform, and retirement security. New topics added include homeland security, foreign aid, and relations with Pakistan"--Provided by publisher. |
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