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Citizen, Mother, Worker
Debating Public Responsibility for Child Care after the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2004
During World War II, American women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers, and many of them relied on federally funded child care programs. At the end of the war, working mothers vigorously protested the termination of child care subsidies. In Citizen, Mother, Worker, Emilie Stoltzfus traces...
Improbable Scholars
The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America's Schools
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
No school district can be all charismatic leaders and super-teachers. It can't start from scratch, and it can't fire all its teachers and principals when students do poorly. Great charter schools can only serve a tiny minority of students. Whether we like it or not, most of our youngsters will continue...
Betrayal of Trust
The Collapse of Global Public Health
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
"On par with Rachel Carson's Silent Spring ... This chilling exploration of the decline of public health should be taken seriously by leaders and policymakers around the world."--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
In this meticulously researched and ultimately explosive new book by...
The Next Pandemic
On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
During the 2014 Ebola crisis, the public watched with rapt attention as a handful of Americans contracted the deadly fever and were transported to treatment facilities in the United States. We charted the movements of Dr. Craig Spencer, whose three-mile jog and subway ride to a bowling alley became...
The Politics of Historic Districts
A Primer for Grassroots Preservation
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2006
The worst thing in politics is to be right and to lose. This how-to guide will give citizens who are fighting to designate a local historic district the political know-how to win the support of fellow residents and city hall. Everything is here: learning to think politically, mastering the political...
by George Nwangwu
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
This first major book on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Nigeria explores the legal, policy and strategic issues involved in the structuring and execution of PPP projects in Nigeria. The book goes beyond the toolkit approach of other available resources to blend the theoretical analysis of concepts...
Off and Running
The Prospects and Pitfalls of Government Transitions in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
One of the most pivotal events in the electoral cycle is the transition of a newly elected political party from opposition to government. The incoming prime minister or premier must assemble a team of ministers, advisors, and staff that is competent and ready to govern, without disrupting the day-to-day...
Deputy Ministers in Canada
Comparative and Jurisdictional Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
Collectively, provincial deputy ministers command the largest assembly of government budgets, employees, and influence in Canada, but despite their importance, they have not been the subject of systematic study until now. This unique volume, which deals with a uniquely significant topic, reviews the...
E-Government in Canada
Transformation for the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
The rapid expansion of the Internet has fueled the emergence of electronic government at all levels in Canada. E-government's first decade featured online service underpinned by a technically secure infrastructure. This service-security nexus entails internal governance reforms aimed at realizing...
Reproductive Rights in the Age of Human Rights
Pro-life Politics from Roe to Hobby Lobby
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
This book traces the development of the discourse used by the pro-life movement since the 1970s, and its relationship to public policy efforts at the state and federal level. The pro-life movement’s successes, both in legislative efforts to limit access to abortion as well changing the public’s...
Aftermath
The Unintended Consequences of Public Policies
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
Government policies created for one set of purposes almost always generate additional results that were not part of the original plan. Very often these unintended consequences are seriously adverse, and in some cases are so severe as to render the policy a failure. In Aftermath, noted economist...
Fighting Back the Right
Reclaiming America from the Attack on Reason
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
The political scene is changing rapidly in America. The religious right is on the defensive, acceptance of gay rights is at an all-time high, social conservatives are struggling for relevance, and more Americans than ever identify as nonreligious. What does this mean for the country and the future?...
Reforming Federal Land Management
Cutting the Gordian Knot
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2012
For over a century, American have created laws, processes, objectives, priorities, and rules for federal land management that often conflict, contradict, and undermine each other. We now find ourselves with inconsistent laws, unclear priorities, procedural mazes, and an antiquated bureaucratic structure....
Wealth and Welfare States
Is America a Laggard or Leader?
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2010
This book explores the role of the welfare state in the overall wealth and wellbeing of nations and in particular looks at the American welfare state in comparison with other developed nations in Europe and elsewhere. It is widely believed that the welfare state undermines productivity and economic...