Issues for debate in American public policy :   selections from CQ researcher 

 - 12th ed 
 - Los Angeles :  Sage,  2012 
 - xx, 414p. 23cm 
<br/><br/>Is the new health-care reform law a good idea? Should teachers be held more accountable for students performance? Are tougher rules for financial firms needed? Are offshore drilling regulations too weak? Does capital punishment cost more to administer than it is worth? This book takes up these and other compelling questions. Covering sixteen hot topics, each selection explores who the key players are, what's at stake, and explains why recognizing past and current developments is so crucial to the future. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781608718290 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political planning--United States<br/>United States--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.60973  / ISS