| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 574 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
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 -- 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Economic forecasting -- United States
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Cultural pluralism -- United States
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Social prediction -- United States
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Terrorism -- United States.
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Globalization.
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globalism.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- General.
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Cultural pluralism
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Economic forecasting
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Economic history
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Economic policy
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Globalization
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International economic relations
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Politics and government
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Social prediction
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Terrorism
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United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-
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United States -- Foreign economic relations.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-
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United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-2009.
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
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United States
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États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 2001- ...
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États-Unis -- Relations exterieures -- 2001- ...
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Aaron, Henry J
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Lindsay, James M., 1959-
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Nivola, Pietro S
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| ISBN |
0815796056 |
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9780815796053 |
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9780815701262 |
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0815701268 |
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9780815701279 |
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0815701276 |
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