Energy policy is on everyone's mind these days. The U.S. presidential campaign focused on energy independence and exploration (""Drill, baby, drill!""), climate change, alternative fuels, even nuclear energy.
"Whether striving to protect citizens from financial risks, climate change, inadequate health care, or the uncertainties of the emerging "sharing" economy, regulators must routinely make difficult judgment calls in an effort to meet the conflicting demands that society places on them. Operating within a political climate of competing demands, ......
Offers new insights from law, public administration, political science, sociology, and policy sciences on what regulators need to improve their performance. It provides guidance about how regulators can set appropriate priorities and make sound, evidence-based decisions through processes that are transparent and participatory.
Broad-based and inclusive financial systems significantly raise growth, alleviate poverty, and expand economic opportunity. Households, small enterprises, and the rural poor often have difficulty obtaining financial services for a multitude of reasons, including transaction costs, perceived risk, inadequate infrastructure, and information ......
In this candid and sobering account, former Russian premier Yevgeny M. Primakov considers the threats posed by independent terrorist organisations to the security of the global community. He recommends that the global community develop a comprehensive Charter on Terrorism to facilitate criminal prosecution of terrorism. And he urges Russia and the ......
How the Bush Administration Mismanaged the Reconstruction of Afghanistan
Issues a persuasive call for greater coherence, clarity, and public candor from the American government regarding its detention policy and practices, and greater citizen awareness of the same. This title illustrates how US detention policy is a tangle of obfuscation rather than a serious set of moral and legal decisions.
Analyzes the effect of government restrictions on the participation of nonprofits in the policymaking process and suggests ways to address the problems.
In this capstone volume in the INE series, the authors review the growing pressure for deeper international integration, explore the strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches to dealing with these pressures, and present concrete proposals to help achieve a global community that will balance openness, diversity, and cohesion.
