LEADER 04771nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9911004893703321 005 20251116210019.0 010 $a9786612077807 010 $a9781282077805 010 $a1282077805 010 $a9781935308263 010 $a1935308262 035 $a(CKB)2560000000014365 035 $a(EBL)686343 035 $a(OCoLC)813322575 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000397241 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11304533 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000397241 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10343974 035 $a(PQKB)10620399 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL690462 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10379722 035 $a(OCoLC)722727539 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL686343 035 $a(Perlego)532501 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC690462 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC686343 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000014365 100 $a20081215d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCato handbook for policymakers 205 $a7th ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cCato Institute$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (698 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781933995915 311 08$a1933995912 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTable of Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Limited Government and the Rule of Law; 3. Congress, the Courts, and the Constitution; Restructuring the Federal Government; 4. Cutting Federal Spending; 5. Fiscal Federalism; 6. Privatization; Government Reform; 7. The Delegation of Legislative Powers; 8. Term Limits; 9. Campaign Finance; 10. Reclaiming the War Power; 11. Tort and Class-Action Reform; Health Care and Entitlement Reform; 12. Medicare; 13. Medicaid and SCHIP; 14. The Tax Treatment of Health Care; 15. Health Care Regulation; 16. Health Insurance Regulation; 17. Social Security 327 $aCutting Federal Departments and Programs18. Agricultural Policy; 19. The Defense Budget; 20. K-12 Education; 21. Higher Education Policy; 22. Housing Policy; 23. Interior Department and Public Lands; 24. Surface Transportation Policy; 25. Cultural Agencies; 26. Corporate Welfare and Earmarks; Threats to Civil Liberties; 27. Civil Liberties and Terrorism; 28. Electronic Surveillance; 29. National ID Systems; 30. Regulation of Electronic Speech and Commerce; 31. Restoring the Right to Bear Arms; 32. Tobacco and the Rule of Law; 33. The War on Drugs; 34. Property Rights and the Constitution 327 $aRegulation35. The Limits of Monetary Policy; 36. Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation; 37. Telecommunications, Broadband, and Media Policy; 38. Copyright and Patent; 39. Health and Safety Policy; 40. Antitrust; Tax Policy; 41. Federal Tax Reform; 42. Internaltional Tax Competition; Energy and Environment; 43. Energy Policy; 44. Environmental Policy; 45. Global Warming and Climate Change; Foreign and Defense Policy; 46. Countering Terrorism; 47. Domestic Security; 48. Strengthening the All-Volunteer Military; 49. Iraq; 50. U.S. Policy toward Iran 327 $a51. U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan52. U.S. Policy in the Middle East; 53. Relations with China, India, and Russia; 54. East ASian Security Commitments; 55. Transatlantic Relations; 56. U.S. Policy in the Balkans; 57. Relations with Cuba; 58. The International War on Drugs; International Economic Policy; 59. Trade; 60. Immigration; 61. U.S. Policy toward Latin America; 62. U.S. Policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa; 63. Foreign Aid and Economic Development; Index; Contributors 330 $aNow in its seventh edition, the Cato Handbook on Policy gathers the policy recommendations from Cato Institute scholars and experts on every major policy issue. Providing both in-depth analysis and concrete recommendations, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for policymakers and anyone else interested in securing liberty through limited government. This year's edition appeals to policymakers on federal, state, and local levels with a broad scope of issues, such as healthcare, foreign policy, Social Security, education, taxes, and energy policy. The Washington Post has called the Handbook a 606 $aPolitical planning$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2001-2009 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy$y2001-2009 607 $aUnited States$xSocial policy$y1993- 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y2001-2009 615 0$aPolitical planning 676 $a320.60973 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911004893703321 996 $aCato handbook for policymakers$91570401 997 $aUNINA