When Government Helped
When Government Helped

Author: Sheila D. Collins

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2013-10-25

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 0199990719

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When Government Helped systematically evaluates some parallels between The Great Depression and the 2007-2008 global economic meltdown, not only in terms of their economic causes and consequences, but also in terms of their political and cultural contexts and the environmental crises that afflict both periods. The positive and negative lessons for contemporary policy-making are evaluated by a multidisciplinary team of authors across a range of policy arenas. This book is a unique blend of disciplines that presents a new set of guideposts--some beneficial, some cautionary--for the future.

The Secret Life of Barack Hussein Obama
The Secret Life of Barack Hussein Obama

Author: Mondo Frazier

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-10-02

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 145163319X

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Journalist Frazier tells the hidden story of the President, divulging little-known details of President Barack Obama's past. Frazier exposes unexplained details and answers. This illuminating work is the unrevealed story of the President--the one readers won't get from their morning paper.

Almanac of the Unelected
Almanac of the Unelected

Author: Bernan Press

Publisher: Bernan Press

Published: 2010-09-15

Total Pages: 713

ISBN-13: 1598884166

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The next time you need to find out who is the most effective person to advocate your cause D turn to the Almanac of the Unelected for all the answers. The Almanac of the Unelected contains in-depth profiles on key congressional staff members that you will not find elsewhere. The information provided on these personnel gives you not only the contact information and other pertinent data but also the inside track to those people. These are the staffers who work with and support the representatives and senators in various important roles that help to enact change or refine existing laws and codes that govern our nation. With all the sweeping changes that have taken place since the Obama administration took office, this essential resource has never been more important or more valuable. This new edition features over 125 new profiles and is designed to be the ultimate for quick and easy reference.

Shadowbosses
Shadowbosses

Author: Mallory Factor

Publisher: Center Street

Published: 2012-08-21

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1455522724

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SHADOWBOSSES reads like an organized crime novel, but it's actually a true story of how labor unions are infiltrating our government and corrupting our political process. This compelling and insightful book exposes how unions have organized federal, state, and local government employees without their consent, and how government employee unions are now a threat to our workers' freedoms, our free and fair elections, and even our American way of life. And, Mallory Factor reveals what's coming next: how unions are targeting millions of Americans--maybe even you--for forced unionization so that unions can collect billions more in forced dues and exert an even greater influence over American politics. A chilling expose, SHADOWBOSSES is also a call to citizen action against those who really hold power in America today.

Megapolitan America
Megapolitan America

Author: Arthur Nelson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-02-06

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 1351178075

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With an expected population of 400 million by 2040, America is morphing into an economic system composed of twenty-three 'megapolitan' areas that will dominate the nation’s economy by midcentury. These 'megapolitan' areas are networks of metropolitan areas sharing common economic, landscape, social, and cultural characteristics. The rise of 'megapolitan' areas will change how America plans. For instance, in an area comparable in size to France and the low countries of the Netherlands and Belgium – considered among the world's most densely settled – America's 'megapolitan' areas are already home to more than two and a half times as many people. Indeed, with only eighteen percent of the contiguous forty-eight states’ land base, America's megapolitan areas are more densely settled than Europe as a whole or the United Kingdom. Megapolitan America goes into spectacular demographic, economic, and social detail in mapping the dramatic – and surprisingly optimistic – shifts ahead. It will be required reading for those interested in America’s future.

A Governor's Story
A Governor's Story

Author: Jennifer Granholm

Publisher: Public Affairs

Published: 2011-09-20

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1586489976

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Recounts the former Michigan governor's struggles to solve the problems of unemployment and budget deficits with the auto industry collapse and global financial crisis.

Government Against Itself
Government Against Itself

Author: Daniel DiSalvo

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0199990743

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"Daniel DiSalvo contends that the power of public sector unions is too often inimical to the public interest"--

Rethinking Public Sector Compensation
Rethinking Public Sector Compensation

Author: Thom Reilly

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-12-18

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1317460855

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Designed as a comprehensive overview of public sector compensation, the book addresses strategies for change, with the author warning that failure of the profession to address this issue will ultimately lead to citizens taking matters in their own hands. The author's issues-oriented approach addresses his core messagethat the escalation of public sector compensation is impacting the ability of government to meet its core responsibility and the failure of government to address this has serious consequences. Not just a critique, it presents context, analysis, and suggestions for reform.