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This legislative analysis examines the arguments for and against reducing the cost-of-living adjustments for social security and other federal retirement and disability programs.

This collection of essays examines the law and the economics of postal regulation. Contributors discuss the mission of the Postal Service, how it has changed since the Postal Reorganization act of 1970, and how the ownership structure of the Postal Service differs from that of privately operated entities.

Examines Europe's demographic challenges, the curious phenomenon of the underworked European, and policies that stand in the way of the region benefiting from its health advantage.

This book discusses the future of Latin America's economic prospects.

This monograph contends that fundamental principles of deterrence are far more humane in the long run than the progressive approaches that are becoming more popular today.

This volume explains why there is bipartisan interest in privatization of public housing and how it can be accomplished.

This book brings together public opinion results on the 1994-1994 health care reform debates.

The authors of this volume challenge the common perception that the removal of old distortions from the tax system would seriously hurt segments of the economy.

What's Wrong contains data from hundreds of public opinion surveys conducted over the past sixty years, distilled in easy-to-read tables.

This study examines current efforts to deepen trade commitments regarding energy services.

The authors consider capital inflows into the United States and the likely consequences of a simplification of the taxation of international transactions.

This monograph explores the causes of the West's economic growth over the last 2,000 years and contrasts it with the economic history of the rest of the world.

This study analyzes the effects of a variety of forms of tax credits, especially for workers whose incomes place them above the poverty line but below the median family income.

The author argues that a tax on imports commensurately creates a tax on exports, and that trade imbalances reflect capital flows between countries.

Little will be done in the near future to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - providing an opportunity to develop programmes for research, subsidization, and regulation. This text focuses on specific issues, such as global climate change, and the institutional arrangements required to deal with them.

The combination of genetic research and information technology often raises some chilling questions of privacy and genetic discrimination. This text explores the issues of genetic privacy, the regulation of genetic testing and genetic discrimination.

This book concludes that AmericaOs drug policy should be reoriented in several ways to be more effective.

The authors examine the intergenerational transfers that can be expected from a shift to community rating under a mandatory health insurance purchase requirement.

How do technological changes spread through our basic industries?

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have aggressively used their government support to achieve extraordinarily high profitability and domination of the residential mortgage market.

In this volume, a bipartisan group of leading academic and policy experts unravel the core causes of instability in the Middle East and North Africa. Their answers should help policymakers and students understand the region on its own terms, and enable the United States and its allies to adjust policy and focus on core challenges facing the area.

Agricultural Policy in Disarray provides fascinating, detailed, and contemporary evidence of how rent-seeking by small, well-organized interest groups results in government policies that do little good and much harm.

Agricultural Policy in Disarray provides fascinating, detailed, and contemporary evidence of how rent-seeking by small, well-organized interest groups results in government policies that do little good and much harm.

CONTENTSIntroductionGeographic RuminationsThe Chinese Military and the Peripheral States in the 21st Century: A Security Tour d'HorizonPLA Capabilities in the 21st Century: How Does China Assess Its Future Security Needs?Advanced Military Technology and the PLA: Priorities and Capabilities for the 21st CenturyU.S.-Chinese Military Relations in the 21st CenturyTaiwan's Military in the 21st Century: Redefinition and ReorganizationTaiwan's Military: A View from AfarConcluding Comment: The Political Angle-- New Phenomena in Party-Army RelationsAbout the AuthorsIndex