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The failures of cat herding -- Members of Congress and the expansion of conflicts -- Member of Congress' involvement in policy and leadership response -- From outside to inside : issue coverage and congressional activity -- Agricultural subsidies : the power of leadership -- Immigration reform : early changes, later failures -- Health care policy : success and failure in the face of mass focus -- Conclusion.

Today, concerns about the financial stability of Social Security, health care costs, and the supply of caregivers are all driven by the coming explosion in population over the age of 65. Aging in America focuses on the economic and demographic portrait of the senior population and can provide a context for analysis of broader population issues.

Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Rolling Rules: From Level Ground to Partisan Tilt; 2. Making House Rules; 3. Procedural Triage for Health Care Reform; 4. Fraying Purse Strings; 5. Whither the War Power?; 6. Congress and the Iran Nuclear Deal: Rational Reactor or Design Flaw?; 7. Governing in a Political World; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Index

Modern Japan: background -- Introduction -- General history -- The occupation -- The political process -- The structure of government -- Political parties I -- Political parties II -- Political corruption and political reform -- Political participation -- Society and economy -- The social order -- The economy -- Public services -- Education and health care -- Public safety -- Japan and the world -- Foreign relations -- Defense -- Conclusions -- Problems and prospects

Containing papers from the 50th Radein Research Seminar, this edited volume focuses on regulatory policy issues and dilemmas. Beyond analyzing regulatory policy in various markets, including factor markets for labor and capital and product markets such as health care, energy, and the media, the papers also address broader themes, such the future of Europe and digitization.

The war room -- Breaking onto the scene -- Border wars -- Trade wars -- America's tradition of economic nationalism -- The war on sovereignty -- The war on American workers -- The war on intellectual property -- Obamacare, Ryancare, and what the GOP should do on health care -- An American first foreign policy -- The new right, the new media, and a Trump GOP -- Epilogue : an American birthright

This work explores key topics at the heart of disability policy, such as voting, race, gender, age, health care, social security, transportation, abuse, and the environment. Readers will better understand the challenges that policymakers face in grappling with controversies over issues of social engineering and public policy, often attempting to reconcile majority experience with minority rights.

Core beliefs -- Fix Congress -- Reform campaign finance -- Create a high-performance government -- Fix Social Security -- Cut defense spending -- Increase the gas tax and save the world at the same time -- Simplify the tax code -- Fix the legal system -- Fix the health care system -- Reduce the risk of nuclear war -- Reduce inequality in America -- Reduce gun deaths in America

The birth of lies incorporated: tobacco -- Tobacco's sequel: climate change -- Lie panel: health care -- Growth in a time of lies: debt -- On the border of truth: immigration reform -- Two dangerous weapons: guns and lies -- One lie, one vote: voter ID laws -- Shut that whole lie down: abortion -- A lie's last gasp: gay marriage -- Defeating lies incorporated

Preface -- The coming financial crisis : it's worse than you think -- Is the United States becoming Greece? -- The debt deniers -- It's about entitlements, stupid -- Social security : facing up to ponzi -- Medicare: the 800/pound gorilla -- Medicaid : strike two for government health care -- Obamacare : little bang, lots of bucks -- Running out of other people's money -- Notes

In Communication Yearbook 11 major contributions from leading scholars in a variety of communication fields are presented and then critiqued by other authorities (often representing complementary or competing schools of thought). Topics addressed and commented on include the mass media audience, the theory of mediation, effective policy for health care communication and feminist criticism of television

"This volume offers a feminist perspective on the 21st century war on poverty, illustrated by the words of women forced to live every day with social policies. Topics include the struggles of daily life, crime, health care, education, employment, and a discussion of capitalism, inequality, greed, and moral obligation in a free society"--Provided by publisher

In "Communication Yearbook 11" major contributions from leading scholars in a variety of communication fields are presented and then critiqued by other authorities (often representing complementary or competing schools of thought). Topics addressed and commented on include the mass media audience, the theory of mediation, effective policy for health care communication and feminist criticism of television

This 2005 edition of OECD's periodic review of Hungary's economy examines what Hungary must do to maintain its fast pace of growth and to smooth its entry into the euro area. It also looks at policies to improve the health care system and to raise the employment rate. This edition's special feature covers promoting innovation

The presented review analyzes the monograph by D.S. Velieva and M.V. Presnyakov "Legal certainty and human rights". Various aspects of the author's suspicion of certainty and legal realization are highlighted. The main scientific researches are studied and the results of their importance for supporting the development of health care are obtained.