Rand Corporation imprint: 317 books
Near-Term Opportunities for Integrating Biomass into the U.S. Electricity Supply
Technical Considerations
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2011
Biomass is an increasingly important source of electricity, heat, and liquid fuel. One near-term option for using biomass to generate electricity is to cofire biomass in coal-fired electricity plants. This report focuses on two aspects of biomass use: plant-site modifications, changes in operations,...
Police Recruitment and Retention for the New Millennium
The State of Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
Many police departments report difficulties in creating a workforce that represents community demographics, is committed to providing its employees the opportunity for long-term police careers, and effectively implements community policing. This book summarizes lessons on recruiting and retaining effective workforces.
Iran's Nuclear Future
Critical U.S. Policy Choices
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
As Iran's nuclear program evolves, U.S. decisionmakers will confront a series of critical policy choices involving complex considerations and policy trade-offs. These policy choices could involve dissuading Iran from developing nuclear weapons; deterring Iran from using its nuclear weapons, if it...
Health and Well-Being in the Home
A Global Analysis of Needs, Expectations, and Priorities for Home Health Care Technology
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2011
Technological advances have pushed the frontier of care management into the home setting and can help patients self-manage their conditions. A global study of the needs, priorities, and expectations of key stakeholders regarding home health care in six countries revealed that although such technologies...
Low fertility in Europe
Is there still reason to worry?
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2011
Recent statistics suggest that fertility in Europe shows signs of recovery after decades of year-on-year drops. This report updates a study on low fertility from 2004 and explores the extent, causes and consequences of the recent recovery.
by Jeffrey Martini, Dalia Dassa Kaye, Erin York
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
Since the 2011 revolution in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood has emerged as a key political player. Although individuals under the age of 35 make up a large share of the membership, the group's strict hierarchy has led to disaffection among its youth. These members merit attention not only as a challenge...
Dangerous But Not Omnipotent
Exploring the Reach and Limitations of Iranian Power in the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2009
In an analysis grounded in the observation that although Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and limitations, this report surveys the nature of both in four critical areas and offers a new U.S. policy paradigm that seeks to manage the challenges Iran presents...
Medicines as a Service
A New Commercial Model for Big Pharma in the Postblockbuster World
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2012
The pharmaceutical industry can reconfigure its considerable resources to develop innovative and meaningful business models that are based on services that improve access and adherence to prescription drugs for common chronic conditions. Such innovation beyond drug development is consistent with the...
by Gregory F Treverton, Carl Matthies, Karla J Cunningham
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2008
A study of the involvement of organized-crime and terrorist groups in product counterfeiting. Case studies of film piracy illustrate the problem of criminal--and perhaps terrorist--groups using this new high-payoff, low-risk way to fund their activities. Cooperation among law enforcement and governments...
by David E. Johnson, M. Wade Markel, Brian Shannon
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011
Using primary sources and interviews with those involved in the fighting and its aftermath, the authors describe the 2008 Battle of Sadr City, analyze its outcome, and derive implications for the conduct of land operations. Their analysis identifies factors critical to the coalition victory over Jaish al-Mahdi and describes a new model for dealing with insurgent control of urban areas.
Shaking the Heavens and Splitting the Earth
Chinese Air Force Employment Concepts in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
This monograph analyzes published Chinese and Western sources about current and future capabilities and employment concepts of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). It describes how those capabilities and concepts might be realized in a conflict over Taiwan, assesses the implications of...
Redirecting Innovation in U.S. Health Care
Options to Decrease Spending and Increase Value
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
New medical technologies are a leading driver of U.S. health care spending. This report identifies promising policy options to change which medical technologies are created, with two related policy goals: (1) Reduce total health care spending with the smallest possible loss of health benefits, and...
Critical Materials
Present Danger to U.S. Manufacturing
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
A high percentage of many raw and semi-finished materials critical to U.S. manufacturing are imported. China is the controlling producer of 11 of these materials and has instituted export restrictions that have led to two-tier pricing, creating pressure to move manufacturing to China. This report suggests...
The Cloud
Understanding the Security, Privacy and Trust Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
This report discusses how policy-makers might address the challenges and risks in respect of the security, privacy and trust aspects of cloud computing that could undermine the attainment of broader economic and societal objectives across Europe.