Autore	Kryzhanovskiĭ M (Mikhail), <1958->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Algora Pub., c2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (274 p.)
Disciplina	351.73
Soggetto topico	Elections - United States Politics, Practical - United States Intelligence service - United States
ISBN	9786611398507 1-281-39850-0 0-87586-517-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction -- Political management at the top -- Electability -- The fight for the presidency -- Meet the electorate: basic information and the 2004 election state by state -- Campaign planning -- Iowa, New Hampshire: farm problems, energy costs, trade issues -- Who voted for whom in the 2004 presidential election -- Controlling the White House -- Domestic policy -- Managing the US Congress -- Foreign policy -- Managing spies at the top -- Which service is the best -- Techniques of special influence -- Surveillance -- How to run agents (secret sources) -- FBI helpers -- Identifying spies -- Strategies -- Presidential security -- Managing the military -- Commander-in-chief -- Strategy and tactics -- Learning from the past -- Learning from past presidents -- Where does the CIA fit in -- Happened to them? -- About the author.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910777875903321

Autore	Simon Adam F. <1965->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xvi, 181 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina	324.7/0973
Collana	Communication, society and politics
Soggetto topico	Politics, Practical - United States Political participation - United States Political campaigns - United States
ISBN	1-107-12450-6 0-511-01997-1 1-280-41929-6 0-511-17650-3 0-511-15737-1 0-511-30449-8 0-511-61352-0 0-511-04444-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Dialogue: A Standard for Campaign Discourse; CHAPTER 3 Understanding Campaigns: Background, Theory, and Methods; CHAPTER 4 The Ventriloquist's Hand: A Game-Theoretic Model of Campaigns; CHAPTER 5 Duck or Punch? Dialogue in a California Gubernatorial Election; CHAPTER 6 Dialogue and Its Effects in Contemporary American Elections; CHAPTER 7 Explaining and Predicting the Occurrence of Dialogue CHAPTER 8 Conclusion: Toward More Substantive Campaign DiscourseAppendix A Analysis of the Model of Campaigns in Mass Elections; Appendix B Experimental Procedures; References; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455634903321

Autore	Headlee Sue E (Sue Eleanor), <1943->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (303 p.)
Disciplina	338.973
Soggetto topico	Pressure groups - United States Politics, Practical - United States Business and politics - United States Policy sciences
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-280-92770-4 9786610927708 0-313-01200-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455765803321

Autore	Headlee Sue E (Sue Eleanor), <1943->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2002
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (303 p.)
Disciplina	338.973
Soggetto topico	Pressure groups - United States Politics, Practical - United States Business and politics - United States Policy sciences
ISBN	1-280-92770-4 9786610927708 0-313-01200-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover -- A YEAR INSIDE THE BELTWAY -- Contents -- Illustrations -- CHARTS -- MAP -- TABLES -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- WHAT IS ECONOMIC POLICY? -- A TOUR OF WASHINGTON -- THE PROCESS OF MAKING ECONOMIC POLICY -- CRITICS OF THE PROCESS -- METHODOLOGY -- THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK -- Part I Making Domestic Economic Policy in Washington -- 1 The State of the U.S. Economy -- THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ECONOMY -- THE TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION -- U.S. FINANCIAL MARKETS -- CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY -- THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK -- 2 Making Fiscal Policy in Washington -- THE STATE OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET -- THE BUDGET PROCESS -- FISCAL POLICYMAKING FROM REAGAN TO CLINTON -- BUDGET OUTLOOK -- FISCAL POLICY DEBATES -- 3 Case Study: The American Welfare State -- THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM -- MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE ISSUES -- POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WELFARE REFORM OF 1996 -- FEDERAL AID TO EDUCATION, HEAD START, AND SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE -- 4 Making Monetary Policy in Washington -- THE PROCESS OF MAKING MONETARY POLICY -- A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FED (1913 TO THE PRESENT) -- MAKING MONETARY POLICY UNDER CHAIRMAN PAUL VOLCKER (1979-1987) -- MAKING MONETARY POLICY UNDER CHAIRMAN ALAN GREENSPAN (1987 TO THE PRESENT) -- CURRENT INFLATION OUTLOOK -- 5 Case Study: The Federal Reserve as Financial Crisis Manager -- THE CASE STUDY: CHAIRMAN GREENSPAN AND THE STOCK MARKET CRASH OF 1987 -- COMPARISON OF BULL RUNS, CRASHES, AND AFTERMATHS -- "IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE" IN THE CURRENT STOCK MARKET? -- POLICY OPTIONS IN THE FACE OF A BUBBLE -- 6 Making Labor Policy in Washington -- THE STATE OF "WORKING AMERICA" IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- THE STATE OF "WORKING AMERICA" COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES -- LABOR LEGISLATION -- THE ROLE OF ACTIVISM IN MAKING LABOR POLICY IN WASHINGTON -- ECONOMIC DEBATES ON LABOR POLICY. OUTLOOK FOR MAKING LABOR POLICY IN WASHINGTON -- 7 Case Study: Women and the Economy -- THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES OVER TIME -- THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES -- THE ROLE OF POLICYMAKING IN THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF WOMEN -- THE OUTLOOK FOR FUTURE PROGRESS -- Part II Making International Economic Policy in Washington -- 8 The State of the Global Economy -- THE STATE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY -- GLOBALIZATION -- OUTLOOK -- 9 Making Trade Policy in Washington -- MAKING TRADE POLICY FROM FDR TO CLINTON -- THE ARGUMENTS FOR FURTHER EXPANSION OF FREE TRADE -- LABOR'S VISION OF THE NEW INTERNATIONALISM -- THE VIEW FROM THE DEVELOPING WORLD -- THE OUTLOOK FOR TRADE POLICY -- 10 Case Study: Exchange Rates and the U.S. Treasury -- BACKGROUND: THE BRETTON WOODS SYSTEM OF FIXED EXCHANGE RATES -- THE CASE STUDY: THE PLAZA ACCORD IN 1985, HISTORY'S LARGEST INTERVENTION IN CURRENCY MARKETS -- THE CURRENT SITUATION AND OUTLOOK -- 11 Making International Monetary and Financial Policy in Washington -- WHAT IS THE IMF? -- MAKING INTERNATIONAL MONETARY AND FINANCIAL POLICY AT THE IMF AND THE U.S. TREASURY FROM REAGAN TO CLINTON -- The 1980s -- The 1990s -- The Year 2000 -- OUTLOOK UNDER THE GEORGE W. BUSH ADMINISTRATION -- 12 Case Study: Reforming the International Monetary Fund -- SHOULD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OPEN THEIR MARKETS TO GLOBAL CAPITAL? -- THEORIES OF HOW INTERNATIONAL FINANCE WORKS -- POLICY OPTIONS FOR TAMING GLOBAL FINANCE AND REFORMING THE IMF -- 13 Making Economic Development Policy at the World Bank -- THE CURRENT STATE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) -- MAKING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY FROM BRETTON WOODS TO WOLFENSOHN -- Project Lending -- International Development Association (IDA) -- Theories of Economic Development and Research. Structural Adjustment Loans (SALs) -- Back to Poverty Alleviation -- Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative -- REFORMING THE WORLD BANK, THE CONDUCT OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS (MNCs), AND PROTECTIONISM IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES -- 14 Case Study: Chinese Economic Development -- WORLD BANK LENDING IN CHINA AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT -- MAKING ECONOMIC POLICY IN BEIJING -- Mao Zedong (1949-1977) -- Deng Xiaoping (1978-1993) -- Zhu Rongji (1993-2003) -- REMAINING PROBLEMS -- U.S. POLICY TOWARD CHINA -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Appendix -- WASHINGTON SEMESTER IN ECONOMIC POLICY, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910821817903321