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Agenda for the nation / / Henry J. Aaron, James M. Lindsay, and Pietro S. Nivola, editors



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Titolo: Agenda for the nation / / Henry J. Aaron, James M. Lindsay, and Pietro S. Nivola, editors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (585 p.)
Disciplina: 320/.6/0973
Soggetto topico: Economic forecasting - United States
Cultural pluralism - United States
Terrorism - United States
Globalization
Soggetto geografico: United States Economic policy 2001-2009
United States Economic conditions 2001-2009
United States Politics and government 2001-2009
United States Foreign economic relations
Altri autori: AaronHenry J  
LindsayJames M. <1959->  
NivolaPietro S  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: The new terrorism / Steven Simon -- Rights, liberties, and security / Stuart Taylor -- Can the government be serious? / Pietro S. Nivola -- Reflections on the political context / James Q. Wilson.
An agenda for the nation / Henry J. Aaron, James M. Lindsay, and Pietro S. Nivola -- Sustaining U.S. economic growth / J. Bradford Delong, Claudia Goldin, and Lawrence F. Katz -- American inequality and its consequences / Gary Burtless and Christopher Jencks -- Budget blues : the fiscal outlook and options for reform / Alan J. Auerbach, William G. Gale, Peter R. Orszag, Samara R. Potter -- Health and medical care / Victor R. Fuchs and Alan M. Garber -- Private pensions : issues and options / William G. Gale and Peter R. Orszag -- Changing faces : immigrants and diversity in the twenty-first century / James M. Lindsay and Audrey Singer -- Energy and environmental policy / Howard Gruenspecht and Paul P. Portney -- Power and cooperation : an American foreign policy for the age of global politics / Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay -- A global economic agenda for the United States / Lael Brainard and Robert Litan -- Military policy : getting the best bang for the bucks / Michael O'Hanlon
Sommario/riassunto: More powerful and affluent today than ever, the United States has promising opportunities to influence the course of history. Yet these prospects are shadowed by significant perils and burdens. In this visionary book, leading scholars from the Brookings Institution and other prominent research organizations and universities analyze the major domestic and foreign policy problems facing the nation over the next five to ten years. The challenges on the domestic front are formidable: assuring fair but affordable access to health care, shoring up retirement income for an aging population, encouragi
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ISBN: 0-8157-9605-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910824051603321
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