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Prisoners of the White House looks at the isolation experienced by presidents of the United States in the White House, a habitat almost guaranteed to keep America's commander in chief far removed from everyday life. The authors look at how this is emerging as one of the most serious dilemmas facing the American presidency. As presidents have become more isolated, the role of the presidential pollster has grown. Ken Walsh has been given exclusive access to the polls and confidential memos received by presidents over the years, and has interviewed presidential pollsters directly to gain their unique perspective. Prisoners of the White House gets inside the bubble and punctures the mythology surrounding the presidency.

chapter 1 The elements -- chapter 2 Tariff and non- tariff barriers -- chapter 3 Other barriers to trade -- chapter 4 Investment barriers -- chapter 5 Post- entry barriers -- chapter 6 An introduction to intergovernmental instruments and mechanisms -- chapter 7 The GATT, the WTO, and other global instruments and mechanisms -- chapter 8 Regional and bilateral instruments and mechanisms -- chapter 9 The harmonization of laws and the settlement of disputes -- chapter 10 Systemic and cultural differences.

chapter 1 A Brief History of American Healthcare -- chapter 2 Healthcare Quality History -- chapter 3 Quality- Driven Healthcare -- chapter 4 Industrialized Healthcare and Organizational Transitions -- chapter 5 A Vision of 21st Century Healthcare -- chapter 6 What Does It All Mean to You?.

The World Economic Forum regards the threat of cyber attack as one of the top five global risks confronting nations of the world today. Cyber attacks are increasingly targeting the core functions of the economies in nations throughout the world. The threat to attack critical infrastructures, disrupt critical services, and induce a wide range of damage is becoming more difficult to defend against. Cybersecurity: Protecting Critical Infrastructures from Cyber Attack and Cyber Warfareexamines the current cyber threat landscape and discusses the strategies being used by governments and corporations to protect against these threats.

The recent crises in global economy and in European integration have caused a considerable revival of interest in the Nordic Welfare Model. However, less attention has been given to the ways in which the nations that form Scandinavia or 'Norden' are connected through various forms of inter- and transnational cooperation. With contributions from a team of experts in the field, this volume analyses Nordic cooperation in a European perspective and argues that this special form of transnational cooperation has been crucial in the development of the Nordic Welfare Model. In addition, it also contends that the Nordic model of transnational cooperation is a relevant case study when pondering the present problems of European integration. This text will be of key interest to students, researchers and policy makers studying the Nordic Model and transnational cooperation and more generally to those interested in European studies, Scandinavian studies, welfare studies, international relations and regional integration.

chapter 1 - Introduction to Sustainability, Principles, and Its Effect on Design and Manufacturing -- part Section I - Industrial Ecology and Sustainability -- chapter 2 - Industrial Ecology and Sustainability -- chapter 3 - Economics of Sustainable Engineering -- chapter 4 - Analytical Techniques for Sustainability Analysis -- part Section II - Green Design and EOL Treatment -- chapter 5 - Principles of Green Design -- chapter 6 - End-of-Life Treatment and Environmental Impact Scenario -- part Section III - Green Design of Mechanical Components -- chapter 7 - Spring Design for Sustainability -- chapter 8 - Environmentally Conscious Design of Gears -- chapter 9 - Shaft Design -- chapter 10 - Bearings and Green Engineering -- chapter 11 - Fastener Design -- part Section IV - Design for Environment (DfE) -- chapter 12 - Design for Environment -- chapter 13 - Snap-Fit Design -- chapter 14 - Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) -- chapter 15 - Computer-Aided Design Examples -- part Section V - Environmentally Benign Manufacturing -- chapter 16 - Introduction to Environmentally Benign Manufacturing -- chapter 17 - Turning Operation -- chapter 18 - Drilling Operations -- chapter 19 - Milling -- chapter 20 - Grinding -- chapter 21 - Cutting Tools and Sustainability Considerations -- chapter 22 - Foundry Processes -- chapter 23 - Metal-Forming Processes -- part Section VI - Regulations for Sustainable Manufacturing -- chapter 24 - International Regulations for Green Design and Manufacturing.

chapter 1 — Introduction -- chapter 2 — Conceptual, Theoretical, and Practical Approaches to Disaster Recovery -- chapter 3 — Disaster Recovery Planning -- chapter 4 — Debris Management -- chapter 5 — Environmental Recovery -- chapter 6 — Historic and Cultural Resources -- chapter 7 — Housing -- chapter 8 — Business Recovery -- chapter 9 — Infrastructure and Lifelines -- chapter 10 — Social Psychological Recovery -- chapter 11 — Public Sector Recovery -- chapter 12 — Donations -- chapter 13 — Community Resources -- chapter 14 — Volunteers and Voluntary Organizations.

chapter 1 Fraud -- chapter 2 Employee Theft and Fraud -- chapter 3 Organizational Fraud -- chapter 4 Small Business Fraud -- chapter 5 Investment Fraud -- chapter 6 Organized Retail Fraud/ Theft -- chapter 7 Frauds Targeting the Individual -- chapter 8 Frauds against the Elderly -- chapter 9 Advance Fee Fraud -- chapter 10 Identity Theft/ Identity Fraud -- chapter 11 Internet Fraud -- chapter 12 Internet, Computer, and E- mail Fraud.

Best known for reviving the tradition of classical liberalism, F. A. Hayek was also a prominent scholar of the philosopher John Stuart Mill. One of his greatest undertakings was a collection of Mill's extensive correspondence with his longstanding friend and later companion and wife, Harriet Taylor-Mill. Hayek first published the Mill-Taylor correspondence in 1951, and his edition soon became required reading for any study of the nineteenth-century foundations of liberalism. This latest addition to the Collected Works of F. A. Hayek series showcases the fascinating intersections between two of the most prominent thinkers from two successive centuries. Hayek situates Mill within the complex social and intellectual milieu of nineteenth-century Europe—as well as within twentieth-century debates on socialism and planning—and uncovers the influence of Taylor-Mill on Mill's political economy. The volume features the Mill-Taylor correspondence and brings together for the first time Hayek's related writings, which were widely credited with beginning a new era of Mill scholarship.