Opportunity 08 : independent ideas for America's next president / Michael E. O'Hanlon, editor.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Election--2008.

Presidents.

Presidential candidates--United States.

Presidential candidates.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

United States.

United States--Economic policy--2001-2009.

United States--Social policy--1993-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Independent ideas for America's next president

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Answers the call for nonpartisan discussion on challenges that matter most to the future of our society, our prosperity, and our world, including Iran and Iraq, China's rise, poverty and equality, health care reform, and retirement security. New topics added include homeland security, foreign aid, and relations with Pakistan"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Big Ideas for the 2008 Race; Expand the U.S. Agenda toward Pakistan; Countering Iran's Revolutionary Challenge; Engaging the Muslim World; Contending with the Rise of China; Constructing a Successful China Strategy; Ending Oil Dependence; Iraq in 2009; Back to Balancing in the Middle East; Bent but Not Broken; Ensuring that Foreign Aid is Effective; Managing Homeland Security; Empowering Moderate Voters; Rethinking U.S. Rental Housing Policy; Attacking Poverty and Inequality; Pathways to the Middle Class

Taming the DeficitRealistic Approaches to Head Off a U.S. Economic Crisis; Extending Deregulation; Strengthening Higher Education; Meeting the Dilemma of Health Care Access; Meeting the Challenge of Health Care Quality; Slowing the Growth of Health Spending; Promoting Retirement Security; Fixing the Tax System; Strengthening U.S. Information Technology; Contributors; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612131462

9781282131460

128213146X

9780815701873

081570187X

OCLC:

567901345