Government
- Diagnosis: Mercury: Money, Politics, and Poison
- “Dr Hightower’s intriguing tale takes us from her physician’s office to sites of mercury poisoning and through the halls of Congress where public policy will determine our future exposure to this heavy metal.
- Democracy
- "Saward’s short book is a refreshing account of the broad concerns of democracy which manages to be critical without being pessimistic. It will stimulate students into asking questions rather than trying to provide answers. It provides a general background reading for anyone interested in democratic theory, presenting different routes for students to pursue further study.
- Reclaiming The Native Home Of Hope
- Where interest in the environment and the West are strong, this collection of 18 essays from two symposia at the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and the Environment of the University of Utah's School of Law will appeal to readers.
- Six Countries, Six Reform Models: The Healthcare Reform Experience of Israel, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerla
- Six Countries, Six Reform Models is well worth the effort for readers interested in the rich variety of arrangements for organizing and financing health care among relatively wealthy nations in the world: Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and Taiwan. --Journal of the American Medical Association.
- Crime, State And Citizen: A Field Full of Folk
- 'There have sadly been all too few substantive volumes on [criminal justice], and certainly none to match the breadth and depth of Faulkner's contribution. As a result, this volume is a 'must read' not only for students and scholars of criminal justice but also for the community of practioners who work within it too.
- The Truth About Obamacare
- This is going to hurt.On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law a bill that will lead to the largest expansion of government in the history of the United States. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was more than 2,400 pages long and will reportedly cost a cool $1 trillion over ten years, give or take a few hundred billion.
- The Future of Freedom
- Democracy is not inherently good, Zakaria (From Wealth to Power) tells us in his thought-provoking and timely second book. It works in some situations and not others, and needs strong limits to function properly. The editor of Newsweek International and former managing editor of Foreign Affairs takes us on a tour of democracy's deficiencies, beginning with the reminder that in 1933 Germans elected the Nazis.
- I VOTE...And I Hate Politicians
- This book is essentially a statement about our present state of affairs as seen through the eyes of a common middle class citizen, in what from my viewpoint used to lay claim as the richest and proudest country in the world. I hope if nothing else is conveyed in this work it is this: Our founding fathers fought with their lives to ensure this country was chartered as a democratic, free society run by the people and for the people.
- Competing in the New Economy
- Tom Bonnett has had an extensive career in public policy, as a state legislator, a policy analyst, and an advisor to public officials and nonprofit organizations. Three of his books have attracted national attention among public sector leaders: TELEWARS in the States (1996); Is the New Global Economy Leaving State-Local Tax Structures Behind? (1998); and the award-winning Governance in the Digital Age (1999).
