The U.S. Health Care Workforce


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The U.S. Health Care Workforce


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The U. S. Health Care Workforce


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Examines proposed legislation authorizing funds for the health professions & nursing education programs of the Public Health Service (PHS), & related workforce issues. The PHS programs are discretionary spending; they are not mandatory entitlements, & they will continue to feel fiscal pressure. Examined the goals of health professions programs as well as mechanisms of consolidating the various programs which are funded by it. Are the goals of the programs realistic & appropriate for today's problems? Are we asking programs to solve problems or to merely hold them at bay until we find other ways of resolving these challenges?




High-performance Government


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Improving how our government works is urgent business for America. In this book experts from the RAND corporation provide practical ways for government to reorganize and restructure, enhance leadership, and create flexible, performance-driven agencies.




A Law unto Itself


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This is a fully documented inside examination of the Internal Revenue Service, in many ways the largest and most powerful of all federal agencies, and also the agency whose competent function is most essential to our democracy. The book’s appearance in 1989 sparked a public furor and major legislation attempting to redress the IRS’ many abuses of power, both political and bureaucratic. The book will be a relevant handbook as long as the agency remains a towering presence in American life.







Beyond the Water's Edge


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This report assesses domestic political support for internationalist foreign policy by analyzing the motivations of members of Congress on key foreign policy issues. It includes case studies on major foreign policy debates in recent years, including the use of force, foreign aid, trade policy and U.S.-Russia relations. It also develops a new series of archetypes for describing the foreign policy worldviews of members of the 115th Congress to replace the current stale and unsophisticated labels of internationalist, isolationist, hawk and dove. Report findings emphasize areas of bipartisan cooperation on foreign policy issues given member ideologies.




Considering and Evaluating Airport Privatization


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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 66: Considering and Evaluating Airport Privatization addresses the potential advantages and disadvantages of implementing various approaches to airport privatization.