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Jean L. Cohenis Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. She is a specialist in contemporary political and legal theory with special interests in democratic theory, critical theory, civil society, sovereignty, gender, and law. She is author of Class and Civil Society: The Limits of Marxian Critical Theory and coauthor of Civil Society and Political Theory.
The regulation of intimate relationships has been a key battleground in the...
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How have powerful Americans convinced their fellow citizens to support policies beneficial only to the wealthy? Why have so many given up on public education, safe food and safe streets, living wages – even on democracy itself? Kill it to Save it lays bare the hypocrisy of US political discourse by documenting the story of capitalism's triumph over democracy. As the Progressive Left tries to understand how President Trump came to power, Corey Dolgon...
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ObamaCare is a complex law that will affect every single American. Everyone has an opinion about ObamaCare, but few people actually understand how the Affordable Care Act works. ObamaCare Simplified navigates you through the intricacies of the health care law and explains what it means for you. Whether you are satisfied with your present insurance or seeking to get insured, ObamaCare Simplified informs you of your rights, presents the facts, and will...
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Rain and snow may be falling today, but throughout the world people continually fear water shortages. Is there reason for such apprehension? In Water Markets: Priming the Invisible Pump, Terry L. Anderson and Pamela Snyder argue that the answer is no - if we return control of water from government to markets. The authors document that humans are using only between 38 and 64 percent of the earth's readily available water. Nevertheless, in several poor...
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Senator Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) served in the U.S. Senate for over thirty-six years. He had a long legacy of contributions to New Mexico as well as the entire country. The Pete V. Domenici Public Policy Institute, located at New Mexico State University, holds an annual conference on Domenici's legacy and these are the Proceedings from the 2010 Pete V. Domenici Public Policy Conference, edited by Vicki Taggart, and published in collaboration with New...
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El autor del best seller Diseño de Políticas Públicas, ha creado una obra con visión funcional, basada en los más recientes desarrollos teóricos de la disciplina. Sin duda, un infaltable en las bibliotecas de universidades, agencias de gobierno y organismos multilaterales.
Si eres un consultor en evaluación de políticas públicas (o aspiras a serlo), este libro te enseñará cómo lograr una evaluación profesional. Si eres un estudiante...
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The inspiring story of how Václav Klaus brought the Czech Republic out of communism. Václav Klaus was appointed finance minister of the Czech Republic in 1990, shortly after the demise of that country's communist government. Two years later he was named prime minister, and in that capacity he has been one of the most effective spokesmen for classical liberal ideas in the world. With the publication of Renaissance: The Rebirth of Liberty in the Heart...
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Now in its seventh edition, the Cato Handbook for Policymakers sets the standard in Washington for reducing the power of the federal government and expanding freedom. The 63 chapters-each beginning with a list of major policy recommendations-offer issue-by-issue blueprints for promoting individual liberty, free markets, and peace. Providing both in-depth analysis and concrete recommendations, Cato's Handbook is an invaluable resource for policymakers...
69) Why Schools Fail
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It is becoming increasingly clear that government schools have failed. SAT scores are low, dropout rates are staggeringly high, and violence is often rampant. In Why Schools Fail, Bruce Goldberg explains the many reasons for the failure of public schooling and offers a prospective remedy to the educational mess in which the United States finds itself.
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Dans nos sociétés dites postfactuelles, il importe de comprendre et de simplifier la pensée des philosophes qui ont réfléchi au pluralisme pour développer un regard critique face aux sophismes ou aux raccourcis intellectuels véhiculés. Il faut mettre à l'épreuve des faits les multiples affirmations des dirigeants et des analystes politiques. Cela dit, alors qu'on célèbre en 2017 le 150e anniversaire de la fédération canadienne, l'heure...
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Don Lavoie argues that the radical Left's enthusiasm for planning has been a tragic mistake and that progressive social change requires the abandonment of this traditional view. Lavoie argues that planning-whether Marxism, economic democracy, or industrial policy-can only disrupt social and economic coordination. He challenges both radicals and their critics to begin reformulating our whole notion of progressive economic change without reliance on...
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Perhaps the most enduring legacy of the Reagan administration will be the conservative judges it has placed on the Supreme Court and other federal courts. In this provocative essay, Harvard political scientist Stephen Macedo warns that the New Right's "Jurisprudence of Original Intent" seems to put untrammeled majoritarianism in place of constitutionally guaranteed liberties. Macedo accuses the New Right of "moral skepticism in the service of majoritarianism"...
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The issues of the defense budget, national security, and American foreign policy have become increasingly contested in today's political environment. In this booklet, former Pentagon Analyst Earl C. Ravenal, professor of international relations at Georgetown University, offers a unique reassessment of what American security means in an uncontrollable world. Ravenal takes us beyond the superficial critiques of the U.S. military budget to show how the...
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In its unprecedented position as sole world superpower, the United States must judiciously consider what course to take in foreign affairs. Foreign Policy for America's Twenty-first Century: Alternative Perspectives presents six carefully crafted and bold approaches to this problem from some of the nation's foremost foreign policy experts. Chosen not for their unanimity but for their conflicting visions, these essays are written in accessible prose...
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This book presents the initial findings that framed early discussions on Internet public policy and outlines proposals that should guide policymaking in the future. In addition, Cronin, McLure, and Radin's viewpoints show that the future of e-commerce has as much to do with how policy issues are resolved as with how technological challenges are overcome.
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Imagine living in a more prosperous and fundamentally more just, democratic and egalitarian society. We can make this dream real with The New Enlightenment's thoroughly detailed public policies that will: • End unemployment mainly by reducing full-time work hours 10%, to 36 hours per week. Less work time per worker requires more workers. Productivity advancements allowed popular movements to be successful in reducing an over 60-hour workweek to...
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Few people have been helped by the massive farm subsidy programs that have developed over the past 5 years, charges agricultural economist Clifton B. Luttrell; the programs have been a colossal waste of money. In this book Luttrell traces the history of government intervention in the agricultural sector from the early price support schemes to the massive expansion of farm programs during the New Deal and the postwar period, then provides a comprehensive...
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Kori Schake shows how the deficiencies in focus, education, and programmatic proficiency impede the work of the State Department and suggests how investing in those areas could make the agency significantly more successful at building stable and prosperous democratic governments around the world. She explains why, instead of burdening the US military with yet another inherently civilian function, work should focus on bringing those agencies of the...
80) Praxis de l'évaluation et de la révision des programmes publics: Approches, compétences et défis
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Plus que jamais, les instances gouvernementales (fédérales, provinciales, municipales ou internationales) sont soumises à des impératifs d'optimisation de leurs politiques et de leurs programmes. Pour ce faire, l'évaluation devient un levier incontournable pour juger, réviser, ajuster et réinventer les politiques publiques. La mesure de la performance de l'action gouvernementale amène cependant son lot de pressions et de contingences avec...
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