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• Political planning—United States [Browse]
• United States—Politics and government—2001-2009 [Browse]
• United States—Economic policy—2001-2009 [Browse]
• United States—Social policy—1993-. [Browse]
• United States—Foreign relations—2001-2009 [Browse]

Summary note

Now in its seventh edition, the Cato Handbook on Policy gathers the policy recommendations from Cato Institute scholars and experts on every major policy issue. Providing both in-depth analysis and concrete recommendations, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for policymakers and anyone else interested in securing liberty through limited government. This year's edition appeals to policymakers on federal, state, and local levels with a broad scope of issues, such as healthcare, foreign policy, Social Security, education, taxes, and energy policy. The Washington Post has called the Handbook a

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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English

Contents

• Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Limited Government and the Rule of Law; 3. Congress, the Courts, and the Constitution; Restructuring the Federal Government; 4. Cutting Federal Spending; 5. Fiscal Federalism; 6. Privatization; Government Reform; 7. The Delegation of Legislative Powers; 8. Term Limits; 9. Campaign Finance; 10. Reclaiming the War Power; 11. Tort and Class-Action Reform; Health Care and Entitlement Reform; 12. Medicare; 13. Medicaid and SCHIP; 14. The Tax Treatment of Health Care; 15. Health Care Regulation; 16. Health Insurance Regulation; 17. Social Security
• Cutting Federal Departments and Programs18. Agricultural Policy; 19. The Defense Budget; 20. K-12 Education; 21. Higher Education Policy; 22. Housing Policy; 23. Interior Department and Public Lands; 24. Surface Transportation Policy; 25. Cultural Agencies; 26. Corporate Welfare and Earmarks; Threats to Civil Liberties; 27. Civil Liberties and Terrorism; 28. Electronic Surveillance; 29. National ID Systems; 30. Regulation of Electronic Speech and Commerce; 31. Restoring the Right to Bear Arms; 32. Tobacco and the Rule of Law; 33. The War on Drugs; 34. Property Rights and the Constitution
• Regulation35. The Limits of Monetary Policy; 36. Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation; 37. Telecommunications, Broadband, and Media Policy; 38. Copyright and Patent; 39. Health and Safety Policy; 40. Antitrust; Tax Policy; 41. Federal Tax Reform; 42. Internaltional Tax Competition; Energy and Environment; 43. Energy Policy; 44. Environmental Policy; 45. Global Warming and Climate Change; Foreign and Defense Policy; 46. Countering Terrorism; 47. Domestic Security; 48. Strengthening the All-Volunteer Military; 49. Iraq; 50. U.S. Policy toward Iran
• 51. U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan52. U.S. Policy in the Middle East; 53. Relations with China, India, and Russia; 54. East ASian Security Commitments; 55. Transatlantic Relations; 56. U.S. Policy in the Balkans; 57. Relations with Cuba; 58. The International War on Drugs; International Economic Policy; 59. Trade; 60. Immigration; 61. U.S. Policy toward Latin America; 62. U.S. Policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa; 63. Foreign Aid and Economic Development; Index; Contributors

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ISBN

• 1-282-07780-5
• 9786612077807
• 1-935308-26-2

OCLC

• 813322575
• 722727539

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