Economía: Fall 2006
Eduardo Engel, Roberto Rigobon and Francisco Ferreira, eds.
Brookings Institution Press and the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, 2007
This semiannual journal from the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) provides a forum for influential economists and policymakers from the region to share high-quality research directly applied to policy issues within and among those countries.
Child Protection is the first book to report the results of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, interpret the findings, and place them in a broader context.
Experts from the financial industry and academia explain the roles of instruments such as exchange-traded funds and real estate investment trusts in the United States and Japan, while also contrasting the development of innovations such as hedge funds, private equity funds, and securitized residential mortgages.
Daalder and his colleagues draw on three years of crossnational dialogue with politicians, military officials and strategists, and international lawyers in presenting specific proposals on forging a new international consensus regarding preemption and the proper use of force in today's world.
"Boomburbs is one of the most significant contributions to contemporary metropolitan studies. It should become a classic in the field and required reading for all students of the early twenty-first century American metropolis." —Jon Teaford, Purdue University
Experts in government and public management trace the evolution and performance of decentralization concepts, from the transfer of authority within government to the sharing of power, authority, and responsibilities among broader governance institutions.
Getting the Indonesian military out of business and on budget is an immensely complex undertaking for a number of reasons. Lex Rieffel and Jaleswari Pramodhawardani have produced the first comprehensive and systematic study of this daunting challenge.
Things Fall Apart is a sobering but essential analysis of what the near future of Iraq could look like, and what America can do to reduce the threat of wider conflict. Preventing spillover of the Iraqi conflict into neighboring states must be a top priority. In explaining how that can be accomplished, Byman and Pollack draw on their own considerable expertise as well as relevant precedents.
"This book is indispensable to understanding how the George W. Bush administration has dealt with what the president has called 'the gravest danger'—nuclear weapons—and why we may be facing a global nuclear arms race as dangerous as the cold war version. Failed Diplomacy is a superb contribution to the diplomatic history of our times." —Ambassador (Ret.) James E. Goodby, special representative of the President for nuclear security and dismantlement, 1995-96
"This book is a breakthrough in our understanding of the complex relationships between globalization and Islam . . . an essential resource for anyone interested in some of the key questions of our times, concerning not just the role of Islam in world society, but differing concepts of religiosity." —Lord Anthony Giddens, House of Lords and former director, London School
"Brainard and Chollet have given us a book as timely as it is insightful. The authors do more than define the problem—they offer concrete ideas for those who want to do something about it." —Mohamed Ibrahim, Founder, Celtel International
The world of education never hurts for reforms. The real difficulty is deciding on the best policies when resources are limited. This issue of Brookings Papers on Education Policy addresses two of the most prominent reforms on the current agenda: reducing class size and school size.
"Moral values" dominated the postelection headlines in 2004. Analysts pointed to exit polls, strong turnout among evangelicals, and controversy over gay marriage as evidence that the election had been decided along religious lines. But other experts were quick to dispute this claim, arguing that views on more traditional issues such as the economy and the war in Iraq had carried the day. A Matter of Faith goes beyond the headlines to assess the role religion played in the 2004 election and explore its significance for future contests.
Caroline Moser and a group of experts with on-the-ground experience provide an in-depth look at how assets can be used as a powerful tool to improve lives. They present original case studies of asset-building projects around the globe, describing communities in Ecuador, Indonesia, and El Salvador, as well as in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina.
In Second-Term Blues, John C. Fortier and Norman J. Ornstein lead a stellar cast of political analysts in examining how Bush has governed and how his presidency has changed during a tumultuous second go-round.
Improving the quality of teachers is crucial to efforts to raise student achievement and narrow achievement gaps. This volume discusses in-service training, mentoring, and teacher recruitment as options for addressing this critical issue.
Can markets be designed? How significant are the impediments to competition found in different sectors? And how do the politics of market design shape the policies that result? Creating Competitive Markets analyzes these questions across a broad range of sectors, including airlines, electricity, education, and pensions.
This volume brings together some of the foremost experts on migration, representing diverse perspectives and backgrounds, to address a wide range of topics related to global labor.
The authors of Restoring Fiscal Sanity 2007—leading analysts of health care systems and finance—suggest reforms to federal programs that could help slow spending, increase efficiency, and improve the effectiveness of the whole health system.
"This is an impressive volume. It offers a comprehensive and far-reaching analysis of the revolution in China's diplomatic behavior over the past decade." —Robert Ross, Boston College and coauthor of Great Wall and Empty Fortress
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity provides academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research on current economic issues.
Building a New Afghanistan
Robert I. Rotberg, ed. Brookings Institution Press and the World Peace Foundation, 2007
Given resumed Taliban power and attacks, Afghanistan must tackle a host of serious problems before it can emerge as a confident, independent nation. This book offers a blueprint for moving the embattled nation toward greater democracy and prosperity.
UN Security Council Resolution 1540 obliges all states to take steps to prevent non-state actors, especially terrorist organizations and arms traffickers, from acquiring weapons of mass destruction and related materials. This book provides an overview of the novel policy questions UNSCR 1540's future implementation and enforcement will offer for years to come.
The IMF, World Bank, and UN were founded after World War II, and their structures of voting power and representation have become obsolete, no longer reflecting today's balance of economic and political power. This insightful book examines how to make such institutions more responsive and effective.
East Asian exchange rates have become a global flashpoint. This book offers a timely and comprehensive analysis of the questions under debate, drawing on the expertise of leading economists from China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
This is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the adequacy lawsuit, a topic of increasing importance in a controversial area of public policy that touches virtually all Americans.
Drawing on expertise from the full range of agencies whose policies affect foreign aid, Security by Other Means examines how foreign assistance furthers economic, security, humanitarian, and political interests.
"Navnita Chadha Behera delves into the history and dynamics of Kashmir in a way that few other authors have done." —Ambassador Teresita C. Schaffer, Center for Strategic and International Studies
In Red and Blue Nation? leading journalists and scholars combine their different insights to enrich our understanding of political polarization, offering thoughtful analyses of the underlying problems.
Ocampo and his contributors explore the ways in which regional cooperation can promote the interests of developing regions, often drawing on Western Europe's experience.
