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Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009)

Contents
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Cato Handbook for Policymakers
  1. Introduction (11 pp, 760Kb)


  2. Limited Government and the Rule of Law (11 pp, 778Kb)


  3. Congress, the Courts, and the Constitution (29 pp, 841Kb)

Restructuring the Federal Government

  1. Cutting Federal Spending (15 pp, 812Kb)


  2. Fiscal Federalism (11 pp, 802Kb)


  3. Privatization (11 pp, 761Kb)


Government Reform

  1. The Delegation of Legislative Powers (9 pp, 770Kb)


  2. Term Limits (9 pp, 764Kb)


  3. Campaign Finance (9 pp, 765Kb)


  4. Reclaiming the War Power (9 pp, 766Kb)


  5. Tort and Class-Action Reform (11 pp, 778Kb)


Health Care and Entitlement Reform

  1. Medicare (9 pp, 762Kb)


  2. Medicaid and SCHIP (9 pp, 755Kb)


  3. The Tax Treatment of Health Care (11 pp, 781Kb)


  4. Health Care Regulation (17 pp, 816Kb)


  5. Health Insurance Regulation (15 pp, 784Kb)


  6. Social Security (13 pp, 795Kb)


Cutting Federal Departments and Programs

  1. Agricultural Policy (9 pp, 766Kb)


  2. The Defense Budget (15 pp, 834Kb)


  3. K-12 Education (15 pp, 1.0Mb)


  4. Higher Education Policy (13 pp, 802Kb)


  5. Housing Policy (9 pp, 761Kb)


  6. Interior Department and Public Lands (11 pp, 776Kb)


  7. Surface Transportation Policy (11 pp, 774Kb)


  8. Cultural Agencies (9 pp, 765Kb)


  9. Corporate Welfare and Earmarks (15 pp, 802Kb)


Threats to Civil Liberties

  1. Civil Liberties and Terrorism (11 pp, 780Kb)


  2. Electronic Surveillance (9 pp, 766Kb)


  3. National ID Systems (7 pp, 757Kb)


  4. Regulation of Electronic Speech and Commerce (9 pp, 764Kb)


  5. Restoring the Right to Bear Arms (9 pp, 767Kb)


  6. Tobacco and the Rule of Law (7 pp, 760Kb)


  7. The War on Drugs (9 pp, 764Kb)


  8. Property Rights and the Constitution (21 pp, 817Kb)


Regulation

  1. The Limits of Monetary Policy (13 pp, 801Kb)


  2. Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation (9 pp, 778Kb)


  3. Telecommunications, Broadband, and Media Policy (9 pp, 763Kb)


  4. Copyright and Patent (9 pp, 763Kb)


  5. Health and Safety Policy (11 pp, 821Kb)


  6. Antitrust (11 pp, 776Kb)


Tax Policy

  1. Federal Tax Reform (9 pp, 769Kb)


  2. International Tax Competition (15 pp, 784Kb)


Energy and Environment

  1. Energy Policy (21 pp, 813Kb)


  2. Environmental Policy (13 pp, 783Kb)


  3. Global Warming and Climate Change (15 pp, 1.0Mb)


Foreign and Defense Policy

  1. Countering Terrorism (9 pp, 770Kb)


  2. Domestic Security (11 pp, 778Kb)


  3. Strengthen the All-Volunteer Military (7 pp, 759Kb)


  4. Iraq (101 pp,775Kb)


  5. U.S. Policy toward Iran (9 pp, 762Kb)


  6. U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan (9 pp, 765Kb)


  7. U.S. Policy in Middle East (11 pp, 775Kb)


  8. Relations with China, India, and Russia (13 pp, 778Kb)


  9. East Asian Security Commitments (11 pp, 774Kb)


  10. Transatlantic Relations (9 pp, 766Kb)


  11. The Balkans (11 pp, 777Kb)


  12. Relations with Cuba (11 pp, 776Kb)


  13. The International Drug War (13 pp, 783Kb)


International Economic Policy

  1. Trade (15 pp, 807Kb)


  2. Immigration (13 pp, 788Kb)


  3. U.S. Policy toward Latin America (9 pp, 767Kb)


  4. U.S. Policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa (11 pp, 789Kb)


  5. Foreign Aid and Economic Development (17 pp, 813Kb)