Brookings: Books and Journals

Financing the 2008 Election : Assessing Reform

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The latest installment of a series that dates back nearly half a century, Financing the 2008 Election is the definitive analysis of how campaign finance and spending shaped the historic presidential and congressional races of 2008.

American Foundations : Roles and Contributions

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

American Foundations represents the most comprehensive effort to date to assess the impact and significance of philanthropic foundations in the United States.

The State of Nonprofit America : 2nd edition

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The State of Nonprofit America provides a basic sourcebook for sector leaders, the press, public officials, and citizens concerned about the future of America's nonprofit sector and eager to understand the forces affecting it.

Greenhouse Governance : Addressing Climate Change in America

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Greenhouse Governance features a number of America's preeminent public policy scholars, examining some aspect of governance and climate change.

Cuba's Energy Future : Strategic Approaches to Cooperation

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Cuba's Energy Future reveals the steps to making that a reality, including exploration of greater cooperation with its longtime nemesis, the United States.

Drawing the Line : Public and Private in America

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In Drawing the Line, Andrew Stark takes a fresh and provocative look at how Americans debate the border between the public realm and the private.

Kazakhstan : Unfulfilled Promise

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Kazakhstan: Unfulfilled Promise examines the development of this ethnically diverse and strategically vital nation, which seeks to play an influential role on the international stage.

Shooting Up : Counterinsurgency and the War on Drugs

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Felbab-Brown draws on interviews and fieldwork in some of the world's most dangerous regions to explain how belligerent groups have become involved in drug trafficking and other illicit activities, including kidnapping, extortion, and smuggling.

New Perspectives on Liberal Peacebuilding

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

New Perspectives on Liberal Peacebuilding provides fresh insights into these debates. While focusing mainly upon cases of major UN peacebuilding, it also considers the implications and record of liberal peacebuilding through a wider range of experiences.

Generation in Waiting : The Unfulfilled Promise of Young People in the Middle East

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Young people in the Middle East (15--29 years old) constitute about one-third of the region's population. Generation in Waiting portrays their plight, urging greater investment designed to improve the lives of this critical group.

Self-Enforcing Trade : Developing Countries and WTO Dispute Settlement

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Self-Enforcing Trade examines the WTO's "extended litigation process," highlighting the tangle of international economics, law, and politics that participants must master. He identifies the costs that prevent developing countries from disentangling the self-enforcement process and fully using the WTO system as part of their growth strategies.

Sexed Pistols : Gendered Impacts of Small Arms and Light Weapons

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Contributors to the book draw on experience and research from around the world on the nexus of gender, age, violence, and small arms in developing and developed countries. They provide a number of recommendations for policies, programs, and research designed to further illuminate and counteract the firing of the "sexed pistol."

Paradox and Perception : Measuring Quality of Life in Latin America

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Paradox and Perception greatly improves our understanding of the determinants of well-being in Latin America based on a broad "quality of life" concept that challenges some standard assumptions in economics, including those about the relationship between happiness and income.

Prudent Lending Restored : Securitization After the Mortgage Meltdown

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Prudent Lending Restored offers suggestions on how we can reform securitization, including a solution to insure the mortgage market against default risk.

Advice and Dissent : The Struggle to Shape the Federal Judiciary

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Advice and Dissent explores the state of the nation's federal judicial selection system -- a process beset by deepening partisan polarization, obstructionism, and deterioration of the practice of advice and consent.

Envisioning Reform

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The contributors to this volume identify key issues, raise pertinent questions, and suggest useful reforms regarding accountability in the context of the United Nations system.

Vulnerability in Developing Countries

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Through essays from leading scholars, this volume focuses on critical dimensions of vulnerability in developing countries, such as its relationship with poverty, and vulnerability arising from poor health and external shocks.

Means to an End : U.S. Interest in the International Criminal Court

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Means to an End reframes the discussion on the International Criminal Court by broadening the focus to address not simply the Court but the broader issue of United States policy toward international justice.

Ordinary Families, Extraordinary Lives : Assets and Poverty Reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In Ordinary Families, Extraordinary Lives, Moser shows how a more sophisticated understanding of the complexities of asset accumulation as well as poverty itself can help counter inaccurate stereotypes about global poverty.

Getting to Pluralism : Political Actors in the Arab World

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Getting to Pluralism: Political Actors in the Arab World explores the balance of power between the disparate political forces of the Arab world.

Closing the Distance : How Governments Strengthen Ties with their Diasporas

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This book explores how developing-country governments have institutionalized ties with emigrants and their descendents.

Humanitarian Assistance : Improving U.S.-European Relations

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The authors provide an in-depth analysis of the current state of the humanitarian policy debate and the relevant institutional setup in the EU and the U.S.

Which Path to Persia? : Options for a New American Strategy toward Iran

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Which Path to Persia? objectively presents the most important policy options available to the United States in crafting a new strategy toward Iran.

Corruption, Global Security, and World Order

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Corruption, Global Security, and World Order explores the ties between corrupt practice and threats to global peace, corrupt practice and the suppression of human rights and development, corrupt practice and the maintenance of tyranny, and corruption in health and education.

Heads Up! : Climate-, Water-, and Weather-Related Events

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Heads Up! provides a useful review of early warning systems in operation today, while exploring a range of hazards including hurricanes, heat waves, floods, droughts, tsunami, and volcanoes.

France, America, and the World : A New Partnership for a New Era

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this volume authors and practitioners from both countries offer their perspectives on joint challenges in areas ranging from global economic and security issues to questions of stability in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Africa, as well as relations with Russia. The book includes recommendations for a more effective bilateral partnership.

Which Way Latin America? : Hemispheric Politics Meets Globalization

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this book, some of the world's leading Latin Americanists explore the ways in which the region has reengaged globalization.

Beyond Lending : How Multilateral Banks Can Help Developing Countries Manage Volatility

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In Beyond Lending, Guillermo Perry argues that developing countries remained highly vulnerable to external risks such as commodity price declines, capital flow reversals, and natural disasters. He recommends that multilateral development banks (MDBs) should move beyond lending to provide innovative risk-management tools for developing countries to manage volatility.

Climate Change, Trade, and Competitiveness: Is a Collision Inevitable? : Brookings Trade Forum 2008/2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Brookings Trade Forum provides comprehensive analysis on current and emerging issues of international trade and macroeconomics. Practitioners and academics contribute to each volume, with papers that provide an in-depth look at a particular topic. The 2008/2009 edition focuses on climate policy and its impact on trade.

Automatic : Changing the Way America Saves

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Automatic argues for a fresh approach to increase saving, simplify retirement planning, and help manage the risks associated with today's individual account environment.

Legislating the War on Terror : An Agenda for Reform

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Editor Benjamin Wittes leads an authoritative lineup of legal experts and former government officials, many of whom have served on the legal front lines of the War on Terror. Together they present an agenda for reforming the statutory law governing this new battle, balancing the need for security, the rule of law, and the constitutional rights of freedom.

Repairing Paradise : The Restoration of Nature in America's National Parks

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT

This thoughtful and hopeful book, in turns analytical and personal, delves into the important question: Can the United States reverse the mistaken policies that severely damaged the crown jewels of its national park system?

Tournament Approaches to Policy Reform : Making Development Assistance More Effective

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:57:35 GMT

Answering the demand for foreign aid alternatives, Clifford Zinnes assesses a new class of tournament approaches that promise to improve on the lackluster performance of conventional methods. In such games, beneficiary groupsoften local-level governments—act as teams and compete against each other, under explicit predefined rules, to achieve the best implementation of a particular project.

Boosting Paychecks : The Politics of Supporting America's Working Poor

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Gitterman focuses on two sets of policy instruments that have been used to aid the working poor since the early twentieth century: the federal tax code and the minimum wage. Boosting Paychecks analyzes the partisan politics that have shaped these policies since the New Deal era, with particular attention paid to the past three decades.

Acting in Time on Energy Policy

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

There is a serious problem endemic to America's energy challenges. Policymakers tend to do just enough to satisfy political demands but not enough to solve the real problems, and they wait too long to act. This important volume details this problem, making clear the unfortunate results of such short-sighted thinking, and it proposes measures to overcome this counterproductive tendency.

The Limits of Influence : America's Role in Kashmir

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This is the first systematic history of U.S. efforts to help forge a settlement between India and Pakistan on the "Kashmir question."

Europe 2030

Fri, 01 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT

In Europe 2030 a group of distinguished authors look ahead and deliver their predictions on what Europe will look like twenty years from now. With great insight and drawing on deep reservoirs of experience, they illuminate the European Union's current strengths and weaknesses by imagining its future development.

Moving Money : The Future of Consumer Payments

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In Moving Money, noted economists Robert Litan and Martin Baily bring together a group of distinguished analysts to examine this trend toward digital means of consumer payment.

The Obama Administration and the Americas : Agenda for Change

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Obama administration inherits a daunting set of domestic and international policy challenges. The Obama Administration and the Americas, however, argues that the new administration should focus early and strategically on Latin America.

Digital Medicine : Health Care in the Internet Era

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The promise of "e-health" remains largely unfulfilled. In Digital Medicine, Darrell West and Edward Miller investigate the factors limiting the ability of digital technology to remake health care in the United States and around the world in order to understand health care information innovation in a variety of settings.

Wiki Government : How Technology Can Make Government Better, Democracy Stronger, and Citizens More Powerful

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Wiki Government shows how to bring innovation to government. In explaining how to enhance political institutions with the power of networks, it offers a fundamental rethinking of democracy in the digital age. Collaborative democracy— government of the people, by the people, for the people—is an old dream. Today, Wiki Government shows how technology can make that dream a reality. In this thought-provoking book, Beth Simone Noveck illustrates how collaborative democracy strengthens public decisionmaking by connecting the power of the many to the work of the few.

Budgeting for Hard Power : Defense and Security Spending Under Barack Obama

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This timely book is the worthy successor to previous Brookings volumes on defense spending, including most recently O'Hanlon's Defense Strategy for the Post-Saddam Era (2005) and Defense Policy Choices for the Bush Administration (2001 and 2002). It continues our proud tradition of nonpartisan empirical analysis of defense issues.

Brazil as an Economic Superpower? : Understanding Brazil's Changing Role in the Global Economy

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings gathered scholars and policymakers from Brazil, Europe, and the United States to examine the present state and likely future of Brazil’s economy. Their findings can be found in Brazil as an Economic Superpower? The authors’ analysis focuses particularly on five key topics: agribusiness, energy, trade, social investment, and multinational corporations.

What Works in Development? : Thinking Big and Thinking Small

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

What Works in Development? brings together leading experts to address one of the most basic yet vexing issues in development: what do we really know about what works -- and what doesn't -- in fighting global poverty?

Climate Change and Global Poverty : A Billion Lives in the Balance?

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Climate Change and Global Poverty: A Billion Lives in the Balance? draws on expertise from the climate change and development communities to ask how the public and private sectors can help the world's poor manage the global climate crisis.

How to Improve Governance : A New Framework for Analysis and Action

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This perceptive book emphasizes the need for an overall analytical framework that can be applied to different countries to help analyze the current situation, identify potential areas for improvement, and assess their relative feasibility and the steps needed to promote them.

Investing in Democracy : Engaging Citizens in Collaborative Governance

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The health of American democracy ultimately depends on its people's willingness and ability to work together as citizens and stakeholders. Investing in Democracy shows what policymakers can do to promote this goal and identifies eight design principles that can help transform government from part of the problem into part of the solution.

Plug-In Electric Vehicles : What Role for Washington?

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This important book examines the role that the U.S. government can and should play in promoting the widespread use of plug-in electric vehicles.

Attacks on the Press in 2008 : A Worldwide Survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Attacks on the Press in 2008 offers factual and unbiased analyses of press conditions in 120 countries, while offering a behind-the-curtain look at how the international press survives— and thrives.

Global Development 2.0 : Can Philanthropists, the Public, and the Poor Make Poverty History?

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An unprecedented explosion of development players heralds a new era of global action on poverty. Global Development 2.0 celebrates this transformative trend within international aid and offers lessons to ensure that this wave of generosity yields lasting and widespread improvements to the lives and prospects of the world’s poorest.

The New Invisible College : Science for Development

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Today the organization of science is undergoing a fundamental transformation. In The New Invisible College, Caroline Wagner combines quantitative data and extensive interviews to map the emergence of global science networks and trace the dynamics dri

Climatic Cataclysm : The Foreign Policy and National Security Implications of Climate Change

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Global climate change poses not only environmental hazards but profound risks to planetary peace and stability. Climatic Cataclysm gathers experts on climate science, oceanography, history, political science, foreign policy, and national security to take the measure of these risks.

Can Russia Compete? : Enhancing Productivity and Innovation in a Globalizing World

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The original research and analysis of Desai, Goldberg, and their colleagues will be of use to anyone interested in the problems of building manufacturing competitiveness, especially in Russia and the post-Soviet transition economies.

Axis of Convenience : Moscow, Beijing, and the New Geopolitics

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Axis of Convenience cuts through the mythmaking and examines the Sino-Russian partnership on its own merits.

Russia's Addiction : The Political Economy of Resource Dependence

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Through alternating periods of boom and bust, Russia’s fortunes and the legacies of its leaders have been dependent on the fluctuating value of its oil and natural gas.

Working Longer : The Solution to the Retirement Income Challenge

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Working Longer investigates the prospects for moving the average retirement age from 63, the current figure, to 66.

Power Play : The Bush Presidency and the Constitution

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Power Play analyzes the Bush presidency’s efforts to expand executive power and puts them into constitutional and historical perspective.

Climate Change in Asia : Perspectives on the Future Climate Regime

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The book identifies the institutional dimensions of climate change as well as links between climate change and sustainable development.

The Gulf Region : A New Hub of Global Financial Power?

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This book examines the Gulf region as a financial center and an economic power hub, focusing on its role in the world economy and capital markets.

Globalization and Europe : Prospering in the New Whirled Order

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hamilton and Quinlan continue their award-winning series on international economic issues with an up-to-date look at globalization’s impact on Europe.

Developing Countries and the WTO : Policy Approaches

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Experienced negotiators, scholars, and trade officials from different backgrounds offer policy prescriptions to secure a world trading system that will meet the needs of developing nations.

George Bush's Foreign Aid : Transformation or Chaos?

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Lancaster analyzes in detail the array of recent reforms of U.S. economic assistance and the difficult issues these reforms raise, while placing the changes and the manner of their implementation in a historical and political context.

Urban and Regional Policy and Its Effects : Vol. I

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

This book brings policymakers, practitioners, and scholars up to speed on the state of knowledge on various aspects of urban and regional policy.

The Search for Social Entrepreneurship

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Research on social entrepreneurship is finally catching up to its rapidly growing potential. Light explores this surge of interest to establish the state of knowledge on this growing phenomenon and suggest directions for future research.

Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes : Social Policy, Informality, and Economic Growth in Mexico

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

This book argues that incoherent social programs significantly contribute to Mexico's state of affairs and it suggests reforms to improve the situation.

Democracy Is a Good Thing : Essays on Politics, Society, and Culture in Contemporary China

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

This timely volume provides important clues on where Chinese political development is heading.

International Water Security : Domestic Threats and Opportunities

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This book examines a range of past, ongoing, and emerging international water disputes from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe.

No Entry without Strategy : Building the Rule of Law under UN Transitional Administration

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This book investigates the challenges faced by UN transitional administrations in establishing the rule of law in Cambodia, Kosovo, and East Timor.

Five Dimensions of Homeland and International Security

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

This book considers the intersections between homeland and international security and the implications of these connections for preparedness.

Haiti in the Balance : Why Foreign Aid Has Failed and What We Can Do About It

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Even after years of receiving considerable foreign aid, Haiti remains an impoverished, tremendously fragile state. Why has assistance been so ineffectual, and what can we learn from Haiti’s plight about foreign aid?

Freedom's Unsteady March : America's Role in Building Arab Democracy

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Wittes dissects the Bush administration’s failure to advance freedom in the Middle East and lays out a better strategy for future efforts to promote democracy.

China's Changing Political Landscape : Prospects for Democracy

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In China’s Changing Political Landscape, leading experts examine the prospects for democracy in the world’s most populous nation.

Pooling Money : The Future of Mutual Funds

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Experts from the United States and Japan look at forces of change in their securities markets and offer their views of the future for mutual funds and other forms of securities diversification.

Aviation Infrastructure Performance : A Study in Comparative Political Economy

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

International transportation experts compare and contrast how different nations have managed their airports and air traffic control systems and how well they are meeting the needs of their people.

Reforming Medicare : Options, Tradeoffs, and Opportunities

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Aaron and Lambrew provide essential insight into the types of hybrid Medicare policies that Congress will consider in coming years.

Alliance Curse : How America Lost the Third World

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Root illustrates that recent U.S. foreign policy is too often misguided, resulting in misdirected foreign aid and alliances that stunt political and economic development among partner regimes, leaving America on the wrong side of change.

Election Fraud : Detecting and Deterring Electoral Manipulation

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

There is no consensus on what constitutes election fraud, let alone how to detect and deter it. This book brings together experts on election law, election administration, and U.S. and comparative politics to address these critical issues.

Climate Change and Forests : Emerging Policy and Market Opportunities

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

In this wide-ranging volume, international experts explain the links between climate change and forests, highlighting the potential role of this sector within emerging climate policy frameworks and carbon markets.

The People Factor : Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Bilmes and Gould present a blueprint for reinvigorating the public sector in order to deliver results for America.

Retooling for Growth : Building a 21st Century Economy in America's Older Industrial Areas

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Experts present new frameworks, cutting-edge analysis, and innovative policy solutions for the nation’s government, business, civic, and community leaders to sculpt a sustainable and supportable economy for older industrial areas.

Democracy in the States : Experiments in Election Reform

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This book offers a 21st century agenda for election reform in America based on lessons learned in the fifty states.

China's Expansion into the Western Hemisphere : Implications for Latin America and the United States

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT

With President Hu Jintao's November 2004 visit to Latin America, China signaled to the rest of the world its growing interest in the region. Many observers welcome this development, highlighting the benefits of increased trade and investment.

Path to Prosperity : Hamilton Project Ideas on Income Security, Education, and Taxes

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT

This book focuses on three key criteria for fostering broadly shared economic growth: enhancing economic security, building a highly skilled work force, and reforming the tax system.

Innovations in Government : Research, Recognition, and Replication

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

This book presents a comprehensive approach to advancing the practice and study of innovation in government.

Twenty-First-Century Gateways : Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts, this book provides in-depth, comparative analysis of immigration trends and local policy responses in America’s newest gateways.

Souled Out : Reclaiming Faith & Politics After the Religious Right

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

E. J. Dionne explains why the era of the Religious Right—and the crude exploitation of faith for political advantage—is over.

Global Warming : Looking Beyond Kyoto

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Some of the best-known and respected authorities in climate policy provide a comprehensive agenda for global collective action.

Voting Technology : The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Voting Technology is the first book to investigate in a scientific and authoritative manner how voters respond to the new voting equipment.

Assessing the Performance of Banking M&As in Europe : A New Conceptual Approach

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This book examines the performance of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the banking industry in Europe and introduces a new conceptual approach for assessing the phenomenon.

Integrating Europe's Retail Banking Market : Where Do We Stand?

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This report offers a comprehensive survey of recent empirical research on the state and development of retail banking integration in Europe.

The Swing Voter in American Politics

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Drawing on a wide range of sources the authors track swing voters across six decades and in national and local elections. The result is an unprecedented picture of this key political group.

Revisiting Rental Housing : Policies, Programs, and Priorities

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Leading housing researchers build upon decades of experience, research, and evaluation to inform our understanding of the nation’s rental housing challenges and what can be done about them.

Red and Blue Nation? Volume II : Consequences and Correction of America's Polarized Politics

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

This new volume of Red and Blue Nation delves into the consequences of the gulf between "red states" and "blue states." The authors examine the impact of these political divisions on voter behavior, Congressional law-making, judicial selection, and foreign policy formation.

The Great Experiment : The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and The Quest for a Global Nation

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Offering an insider's view of how the world is governed today, Talbott interweaves through this epic tale personal insights and experiences and takes us with him behind the scenes and into the presence of world leaders as they square off or cut deals with each other.

Attacks on the Press in 2007 : A Worldwide Survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:36:48 GMT

Attacks on the Press is the most authoritative reference guide to press freedom worldwide, providing factual and unbiased analyses of media conditions in 120 nations.

Beyond the Façade : Political Reform in the Arab World

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

This book forces us to recognize the reality of conflicting interests and the limitations of external actors to bring about political reform, while drawing lessons on how to make international democracy promotion more effective.

Get Out the Vote, Second Edition : How to Increase Voter Turnout

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Available in time for the core of the 2008 presidential campaign, this practical guide on voter mobilization is sure to be an important resource for consultants, candidates, and grassroots organizations.

The White House and the World : A Global Development Agenda for the Next U.S. President

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

This book explores areas where changes in U.S. policies can conceivably improve the lives of the poor in developing countries, thereby not only protecting our own national security but also restoring America’s credibility in the world.

The Challenge of Legislation : Bipartisanship in a Partisan World

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT

A decade ago, bipartisanship triumphed against daunting odds. This book shows how it happened and what it will take for bipartisanship to take hold again.

Fair Growth : Economic Policies for Latin America's Poor and Middle-Income Majority

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Birdsall and her coauthors explore the links between recent growth trends, changing patterns of inequality, and rising cynicism and frustration across the region with the political leadership.