Public Policy
- The Economical Environmentalist: My Attempt to Live a Low-Carbon Life and What it Cost
- 'Climate change will not be solved by Governments and businesses alone; it will take the efforts of people and communities changing their purchases and habits. It is rare to read a book that so well combines solid analysis and real life experience with wit and candour. Vaze has drawn on his skills as a former Government economist to produce such a guide.
- The Clash of Generations: Saving Ourselves, Our Kids, and Our Economy
- "The United States doesn't have a problem with debt it cannot pay, but rather with promises it cannot keep--promises to older Americans that, as things stand now, will bankrupt younger Americans. Intensely informative and entertaining at the same time, The Clash of Generations will lead you through the fiscal minefield that lies in our nation's future path and show you the way safely out of it.
- Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to the Next Food and Farm Bill
- This [is a] new edition of Imhoff's lucid explanation of the farm bill and the [many] issues it covers. I'm not aware of anything else that comes close to explaining this most obscure and obfuscated piece of legislation. I will use this book in my NYU classes and borrow the stunning illustrations for talks.
- Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power
- “An estute, elegant appraisal of the waning of America’s ‘global appeal’ and the severe consequences of the shifting of power from West to East. . . . Brzezinski provides a powerful cautionary tale. . . . An urgent call for ‘historic renewal’ by one of America’s sharpest minds.
- Of Little Faith: The Politics of George W. Bush's Faith-Based Initiatives (Religion and Politics series)
- "Should faith-based organizations be permitted by law to compete to administer government programs on the same basis as all other non-profit organizations? This lively, lucid, and timely book chronicles how, during the first year of the Bush faith initiative, a seemingly deep and growing consensus favoring public support for community-serving sacred places that serve civic purposes was succeeded by battles between religious 'purists
- Motivation, Agency, and Public Policy: Of Knights and Knaves, Pawns and Queens
- `'a fascinating new book.short, accessible and profound'' The Economist`'.an important book,,,well written and free of jargon'' Prospect`'This book is significant on two counts: for what it says and for who is saying it. (It) is a compelling argument for the denationalization of public service provision, written by a leading academic of the left.
- War Over the Family
- "No one in the country has done more than David Popenoe to put the issues of marriage and responsible fatherhood on the public agenda. This book gathers together his most important essays. They show us not only what he thinks, but also how he thinks, which is even more important. This book is a remarkable intellectual achievement.
- China and the Jewish People
- JPPPI should be congratulated on identifying this new direction of strategic thinking which effectively proposes creative policy directions -- Shimon Peres, Former Prime Minister of Israel.
- Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously: Spiritual Politics on America's Sacred Ground
- Illuminating essays from a variety of religious traditions. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students; practitioners; general readers. --CHOICEThere could be no more important work today. --Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies and Director, The Pluralism Project, Princeton University.
