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Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 107th Congress (2001)

Contents
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Cato Handbook for Congress
  1. Introduction (9 pp, 97 kb)


  2. Limited Government and the Rule of Law (10 pp, 112 kb)


  3. Congress, the Courts, and the Constitution (25 pp, 173 kb)


Urgent Action Agenda

  1. Social Security (11 pp, 164 kb)


  2. Fundamental Tax Reform (20 pp, 220 kb)


  3. Corporate Welfare (6 pp, 121 kb)


  4. Reclaiming the War Power (11 pp, 125 kb)


Government Reform

  1. The Delegation of Legislative Powers (9 pp, 117 kb)


  2. Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature (12 pp, 114 kb)


  3. Campaign Finance, Corruption and the Oath of Office (14 pp, 171 kb)


Federal Agencies: The Abolition Agenda

  1. Department of Education (8 pp, 116 kb)


  2. Departments of Commerce (12 pp, 154 kb)


  3. Department of Energy (13 pp, 180 kb)


  4. Cultural Agencies (8 pp, 104 kb)


  5. Costly Agencies (6 pp, 123 kb)


Threats to Civil Liberties

  1. The Expanding Federal Police Power (5 pp, 94 kb)


  2. Privacy and Private-Sector Databases (6 pp, 110 kb)


  3. Encryption and Wiretapping (6 pp, 110 kb)


  4. Regulation of Electronic Speech (6 pp, 107 kb)


  5. Property Rights and Regulatory Takings (6 pp, 148 kb)


  6. Tobacco and the Rule of Law (9 pp, 107 kb)


  7. The War on Drugs (8 pp, 102 kb)


  8. Gun Control (6 pp, 113 kb)


Money and Banking

  1. The Limits of Monetary Policy (10 pp, 136 kb)


  2. Financial Deregulation (14 pp, 145 kb)


  3. Securities Markets (7 pp, 98 kb)


Domestic Policy

  1. The Federal Budget (32 pp, 226 kb)


  2. Health Care (12 pp, 127 kb)


  3. Welfare (7 pp, 109 kb)


  4. Early Education and Childcare (9 pp, 128 kb)


  5. Agricultural Policy (6 pp, 111 kb)


  6. Unemployment Insurance (9 pp, 106 kb)


  7. Tort Reform (8 pp, 119 kb)


  8. Postal Service (12 pp, 125 kb)


  9. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (12 pp, 128 kb)


Regulation

  1. Regulatory Reform: No Silver Bullet (8 pp, 114 kb)


  2. Labor Relations Law (12 pp, 141 kb)


  3. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (9 pp, 131 kb)


  4. Transportation (11 pp, 128 kb)


  5. Disaster Assistance and Government Insurance (9 pp, 106 kb)


  6. Antitrust (7 pp, 99 kb)


  7. Telecommunications (9 pp, 116 kb)


  8. The Food and Drug Administration (9 pp, 106 kb)


Energy and Environment

  1. Electricity Policy (6 pp, 96 kb)


  2. Environmental Protection (14 pp, 137 kb)


  3. Environmental Health: Risks and Reality (9 pp, 118 kb)


  4. Global Warming (13 pp, 517 kb)


Foreign Defense Policy

  1. U.S Security Strategy (6 pp, 98 kb)


  2. The Defense Budget (8 pp, 101 kb)


  3. Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction (9 pp, 107 kb)


  4. Strategic Nuclear Forces and Missile Defense (8 pp, 117 kb)


  5. Problems with the New NATO (7 pp, 100 kb)


  6. Exiting the Balkan Morass (10 pp, 112 kb)


  7. Asian Defense Commitments (9 pp, 106 kb)


  8. The United Nations (7 pp, 110 kb)


  9. The International War on Drugs (10 pp, 123 kb)


  10. Relations with China (8 pp, 152 kb)


  11. Relations with Russia (9 pp, 108 kb)


  12. Relations with Cuba (10 pp, 110 kb)


International Economic Policy

  1. Trade (10 pp, 167 kb)


  2. Trade Sanctions (10 pp, 135 kb)


  3. Immigration (11 pp, 152 kb)


  4. International Financial Crises and the IMF (9 pp, 119 kb)


  5. Foreign Aid and Economic Development (12 pp, 134 kb)