Flying is an extremely safe way to travel. Fewer than 14,000 individuals perished in U.S. airline disasters during the twentieth century. In contrast, nearly three...
In 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt created America's first domestic national service program: the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). As part of this programthe largest and...
The standard wisdom among political scientists has been that ''iron triangles'' operated among regulatory agencies, the regulated industries, and members of Congress, all presumably with...
A guide to competencies needed by the federal governments new top officials.The transition from one president to another, regardless of which party wins the 2016...
While the high cost of education draws headlines, the cost of not educating America's children goes largely ignored. The Price We Pay remedies this oversight...
While the high cost of education draws headlines, the cost of not educating America's children goes largely ignored. The Price We Pay remedies this oversight...
Are we environmentally victimizing, perhaps even poisoning, our minority and lowincome citizens? Proponents of ''environmental justice'' assert that environmental decisionmaking pays insufficient heed to the...
Are we environmentally victimizing, perhaps even poisoning, our minority and lowincome citizens? Proponents of ''environmental justice'' assert that environmental decisionmaking pays insufficient heed to the...
According to conventional wisdom, government may intervene when private markets fail to provide goods and services that society values. This view has led to the...
According to conventional wisdom, government may intervene when private markets fail to provide goods and services that society values. This view has led to the...
In The Pursuit of Happiness, renowned economist Carol Graham explores what we know about the determinants of happiness and clearly presents both the promise and...
In The Pursuit of Happiness, renowned economist Carol Graham explores what we know about the determinants of happiness and clearly presents both the promise and...
In The Pursuit of Happiness, the latest addition to the Brookings FOCUS series, Carol Graham explores what we know about the determinants of happiness, across...
In an era when government seems remote and difficult to approach, participatory democracy may seem a hopelessly romantic notion. Yet nothing is more crucial to...
In an era when government seems remote and difficult to approach, participatory democracy may seem a hopelessly romantic notion. Yet nothing is more crucial to...
The Regulatory Craft Tackles One Of The Most Pressing Public Policy Issues Of Our Timethe Reform Of Regulatory And Enforcement Practice. Malcolm K. Sparrow Shows...
The Regulatory Craft tackles one of the most pressing public policy issues of our timethe reform of regulatory and enforcement practice. Malcolm K. Sparrow shows...
Nonprofit America Is One Of The Least Understood Segments Of National Life, Yet Also One Of The Most Crucial. Author Lester Salamon, Who Pioneered The...
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To many, the term ''campaign ethics'' is an oxymoron. Questionable campaign conduct occurs at many levels, from national presidential elections to local delegate contests. Campaign...
Recent reports predict that, barring any changes, the Social Security program will become insolventno longer able to pay promised benefits in fullaround the year 2030,...
Recent reports predict that, barring any changes, the Social Security program will become insolventno longer able to pay promised benefits in fullaround the year 2030,...
The authors assert that sovereignty can no longer be seen as a protection against interference, but as a charge of responsibility where the state is...
The authors assert that sovereignty can no longer be seen as a protection against interference, but as a charge of responsibility where the state is...
Almost everyone agrees that America's urban schools are a mess. But while this agreement has fostered widespread support for aggressive reform, Frederick Hess argues that...
Almost Everyone Agrees That America'S Urban Schools Are A Mess. But While This Agreement Has Fostered Widespread Support For Aggressive Reform, Frederick Hess Argues That...
America is in the midst of a sports building boom. Professional sports teams are demanding and receiving fancy new playing facilities that are heavily subsidized...
America is in the midst of a sports building boom. Professional sports teams are demanding and receiving fancy new playing facilities that are heavily subsidized...
Brazil has undergone transformative change since the 1980s, from an authoritarian regime to a democratic society advancing on all frontspolitical, social, economic, and diplomatic. In...
In this unusually candid book, Japan's former top financial diplomat asserts the urgent need for wholesale structural reform to revitalize the longstagnant Japanese economy. Eisuke...
Peakhour traffic congestion has become a major problem in most U.S. cities. In fact, a majority of residents in metropolitan and suburban areas consider congestion...
Long Before Germany'S Blitzkrieg Swept The West, European Leaders Had Received Many Signals Of Its Imminence. Stalin, Too, Had Abundant Warning Of German Designs On...