03254nam 2200637 a 450 991045402720332120200520144314.01-282-13146-X97866121314620-8157-0187-X(CKB)1000000000785857(EBL)472730(OCoLC)567901345(SSID)ssj0000215607(PQKBManifestationID)11184907(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000215607(PQKBWorkID)10185070(PQKB)11427216(MiAaPQ)EBC472730(MdBmJHUP)muse35311(Au-PeEL)EBL472730(CaPaEBR)ebr10338426(CaONFJC)MIL213146(EXLCZ)99100000000078585720080701d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOpportunity 08[electronic resource] independent ideas for America's next president /Michael E. O'Hanlon, editor2nd ed.Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Press20081 online resource (434 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-6471-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ClassTaming 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"Answers the call for nonpartisan discussion on challenges that matter most to the future of our society, our prosperity, and our world, 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.PresidentsUnited StatesElection2008Presidential candidatesUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and government2001-2009United StatesEconomic policy2001-2009United StatesSocial policy1993-Electronic books.PresidentsElectionPresidential candidates320.60973MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454027203321Opportunity 082459433UNINA