Contemporary Policy Issues articles from April 1993

Contemporary Policy Issues archives from April 1993

Economic integration and the future of the nation-state. (Transcript)
April 1, 1993... what it is able to do. Each year, the G7, whether they meet in Munich or London or Tokyo, puts on a bigger and better show. But they also show their decreased ability to do anything useful. That may be a slight exaggeration, but not much. I would...

National health care and quality of service: lessons from Medicaid.
April 1, 1993... I. INTRODUCTION Recently, public concern over U.S. health care has grown at a rate nearly equal the growth in health care expenditures as a percent of GNP. Both the political left and the political right, and both strict neoclassical...

Effects of workfare saturation on AFDC caseloads. (Aid to Families with Dependent Children)
April 1, 1993... I. INTRODUCTION The Family Support Act (FSA) of 1988 substantially changed conditions of welfare dependency by requiring Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients to participate in work-related programs. FSA state-specific...

Japanese antitrust: reconciling theory and evidence.
April 1, 1993... I. INTRODUCTION Recent policy debate has focused on U.S. and Japanese antitrust. While Japan's Antimonopoly Law originally was modeled closely after its American counterpart--the Sherman Act--post-war amendments created exemptions for many...

The dollar's international role.
April 1, 1993... I. INTRODUCTION The dollar was the dominant international currency following World War II. During the Bretton Woods system, most currencies were pegged to the dollar, much trade and finance was done in dollars, and the international reserve...

University technology transfers: impacts on local and U.S. economies.
April 1, 1993... I. INTRODUCTION The gap between advanced scientific knowledge and application of this knowledge through technological innovation is becoming narrower over time. Evolution of the computer industry and, more recently, of the biotechnology...

Carbon reduction costs in New England's power sector.
April 1, 1993... I. INTRODUCTION Growing international concern over the threat of global climate change has led policymakers to propose insuring against this threat by reducing carbon emissions (carbon dioxide) and other greenhouse gases below current levels....

Integrated pest management and water quality.
April 1, 1993... I. INTRODUCTION The popular media, the general public, policymakers, regulators, administrators, farmers, and researchers in biological, physical, and social sciences presently are devoting considerable attention to alternative farming...