TY  - BOOK
AU  - CQ Researcher
TI  - Issues for debate in American public policy:  selections from CQ researcher
SN  - 9781608718290
U1  - 320.60973 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - Sage
KW  - Political planning
KW  - United States
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - 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
ER  -