Mandate for Change (eBook, ePUB)

Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond
Redaktion: Hartman, Chester

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since 1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization, offers a set of specific policy proposals for the incoming national administration on every major domestic and international topic, written specifically for the book by a leading thinker and activist in the field. These chapters set forth a fundamental, badly needed "mandate for change" to reinvigorate government and rethink the role of markets and civil society. Each one includes an essay supporting the proposed policies and a resource list of relevant organizations, websites, and readings. It is perfect for public policy courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739131695
• Artikelnr.: 39019062

Autorenporträt

Edited by Chester Hartman - Contributions by Catherine Albisa; Robert Alvarez; Sarah Anderson; Nan Aron; Dean Baker; Phyllis Bennis; Angela Glover Blackwell; Congressman Earl Blumenauer; Robert L. Borosage; Kate Bronfenbrenner; John Cavanagh; Oscar Chacón

Inhaltsangabe

1 Editor's Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Progressives and the Incoming
Administration Part 3 Domestic Issues Chapter 4 Chapter 2: The United
States Can Cut Poverty in Half Chapter 5 Chapter 3: High-Quality,
Affordable Health Care for All Chapter 6 Chapter 4:The Education (Policy)
We Need for the Citizens We Have Chapter 7 Chapter 5: The Affordable
Housing Crisis: It Is a Solvable Problem Chapter 8 Chapter 6: Homelessness:
Action to End and Prevent the Crisis Chapter 9 Chapter 7: A New Policy for
Justice and Public Safety Chapter 10 Chapter 8: A Road Map for Juvenile
Justice Reform Chapter 11 Chapter 9: Drug Policy Reform and Neutralizing
the Third Rail of Politics Chapter 12 Chapter 10: Policies Toward the
Elderly: Strengthening Social Security and Medicare Chapter 13 Chapter 11:
An Economic Justice Agenda Chapter 14 Chapter 12:Toward a Fair and Adequate
Tax System Chapter 15 Chapter 13: Ending Extreme Inequality: The Need to
Concentrate on Concentrated Wealth Chapter 16 Chapter 14: Re-Establishing a
Workers' Rights Agenda Chapter 17 Chapter 15: Will the Incoming
Administration Cut the Racial Trip Wire? Chapter 18 Chapter 16: Turning
King's Dream into Reality Chapter 19 Chapter 17: Climate and Energy
Solutions for a Secure, Equitable and Sustainable Future Chapter 20 Chapter
18: Green Jobs in a Sustainable Economy Chapter 21 Chapter 19: Advancing
Women's Equality Chapter 22 Chapter 20: Strengthening Families and Creating
Pathways to Opportunity Chapter 23 Chapter 21: The "Homosexual Agenda,"
Revisited Chapter 24 Chapter 22: Promoting Full Participation of People
with Disabilities Chapter 25 Chapter 23: A Budget Is a Statement of Values
Chapter 26 Chapter 24: A Food System We Can Believe In Chapter 27 Chapter
25: Transforming U.S. Transportation Chapter 28 Chapter 26: Rebuilding and
Renewing America: A National Infrastructure Plan for the 21st Century
Chapter 29 Chapter 27: Katrina: A Chance to Do It Right Chapter 30 Chapter
28: From Newcomers to Americans: An Integration Policy for a Nation of
Immigrants Chapter 31 Chapter 29: Open the Government, A New Information
Policy Chapter 32 Chapter 30: Media and Communications Policy: Ensuring the
Freedom of Expression Essential to a Democracy Chapter 33 Chapter 31:
Restoring Democratic Control Over Corporations Chapter 34 Chapter 32:
Making Our Democracy All It Can Be: An Agenda for Voting Rights and
Election Reform Chapter 35 Chapter 33: Restoring Balance to the Federal
Courts Chapter 36 Chapter 34: Unleash Democracy: Policies for a New
Federalism Part 37 International Issues Chapter 38 Chapter 35: Ending the
Iraq War and Occupation Chapter 39 Chapter 36: U.S. Policy Toward
Afghanistan: Rethinking the "Good War" Chapter 40 Chapter 37: A New U.S.
Policy on Terrorism Chapter 41 Chapter 38: Eliminating Nuclear Weapons
Chapter 42 Chapter 39: U.S. Policy on the Global Economy: A New Development
Agenda Chapter 43 Chapter 40: Elements of a Just International Climate
Policy Chapter 44 Chapter 41: Immigration and Migration Policies for a
Sustainable Future Chapter 45 Chapter 42: U.S. Policy Toward Africa:
Advancing a Twenty-First Century Vision Chapter 46 Chapter 43: U.S. Policy
Toward the Middle East: Elevating Peace by Resolving Crises Chapter 47
Chapter 44: U.S. Policy Toward Asia: For a Policy of Equitable Engagement
Chapter 48 Chapter 45: U.S. Policy Toward Latin America: Supporting
Democratic Diversity Chapter 49 Chapter 46: Restoring Government Leadership
on Human Rights At Home Chapter 50 Chapter 47: The Role of Organizing and
Movement-Building: The Sine Qua Non