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Rethinking Competitiveness
Few politicians can make a speech concerning economic policy without using the term “competitiveness.” Yet, despite its frequent and casual use, there is little if any agreement on …
The First Measured Century
Most history tells the story of the past through anecdotes, but anecdotes do not always present an accurate or complete picture. There is another way to look at history. The rise …
Agricultural Policy in Disarray
From any coherent policy perspective, agricultural policy in the United States is in total disarray. Not surprisingly, persistent and pervasive rent-seeking by well-funded lobbies …
Seven Pillars
For decades, US foreign policy in the Middle East has been on autopilot: Seek Arab-Israeli peace, fight terrorism, and urge regimes to respect human rights. Every US administration …
Securing a Safer Blood Supply
High Loan-to-Value Mortgage Lending
The authors weigh the functions of this industry, its practices and policies, and the changing nature of the consumer finance marketplace to determine whether limiting such lending …
Reform Medicaid First
As Congress contemplates major revisions to America's health care system, two leading health economists warn that significant differences among state Medicaid programs will hinder …
Britain at the Polls, 1979
In Our Hands
Imagine that the United States were to scrap all its income transfer programs-including Social Security, Medicare, and all forms of welfare-and give every American age twenty-one …
Policy and Economic Performance in Divided Korea During the Cold War Era: 1945-91
The Korean peninsula during the Cold War provided a cruel but historically unparalleled real-world “experiment” in the relationship between polity and material advance: an …
The Demise of Environmentalism in American Law
This volume argues that environmental values no longer play a formative role in American law - a sharp and recent change. The author shows how it would be a mistake to look to the …
Managing Environmental Risk Through Insurance
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