![Media Name: hb109.jpg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/serials/covers/cato-handbook-policymakers/hb109.jpg?itok=_45-v3ls) # Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th Edition (2005) Introduction Introduction ##### [Introduction ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/introduction) ##### [Limited Government and the Rule of Law ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/limited-government-rule-law) ##### [Congress, the Courts, and the Constitution ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/congress-courts-constitution) Entitlement Reform Entitlement Reform ##### [Social Security ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/social-security) ##### [Federal Welfare Reform ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/federal-welfare-reform) ##### [State Welfare Implementation ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/state-welfare-implementation) ##### [Health Care ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/health-care) ##### [Medicare and Medicaid ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/medicare-medicaid) Taxes and Spending Taxes and Spending ##### [The Federal Budget ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/federal-budget) ##### [“Starving the Beast” Will Not Work ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/starving-beast-will-not-work) ##### [Federal Tax Reform ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/federal-tax-reform) ##### [Fiscal Federalism ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/fiscal-federalism) ##### [International Tax Competition ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/international-tax-competition) Government Reform Government Reform ##### [The Delegation of Legislative Powers ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/delegation-legislative-powers) ##### [Term Limits ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/term-limits) ##### [Campaign Finance ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/campaign-finance) ##### [Reclaiming the War Power ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/reclaiming-war-power) ##### [Tort and Class Action Reform ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/tort-class-action-reform) Threats to Civil Liberties Threats to Civil Liberties ##### [The Patriot Act ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/patriot-act) ##### [Militarization of the Home Front ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/militarization-home-front) ##### [Regulation of Electronic Speech and Commerce ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/regulation-electronic-speech) ##### [Property Rights and Regulatory Takings ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/property-rights-regulatory-takings) ##### [Tobacco and the Rule of Law ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/tobacco-rule-law) ##### [The War on Drugs ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/war-drugs) ##### [Restoring the Right to Bear Arms ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/restoring-right-bear-arms) ##### [The Nanny State ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/nanny-state) ##### [National ID Cards ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/national-id-cards) Domestic Policy Domestic Policy ##### [U.S. Department of Education ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/us-department-education) ##### [Higher Education ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/higher-education) ##### [Improving K–12 Education ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/improving-kafaeusaaeu12-education) ##### [Agricultural Policy ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/agricultural-policy) ##### [Cultural Agencies ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/cultural-agencies) ##### [Privatization ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/privatization) ##### [Corporate Welfare ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/corporate-welfare) ##### [State Fiscal Policy ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/state-fiscal-policy) ##### [Federal Highway Programs ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/federal-highway-programs) Regulation Regulation ##### [Health and Safety 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](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/electricity-policy) ##### [Energy Policy ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/energy-policy) ##### [Pollution Policy ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/pollution-policy) ##### [Public Lands Policy ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/public-lands-policy) ##### [Global Warming and Climate Change ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/global-warming-climate-change) Foreign and Defense Policy Foreign and Defense Policy ##### [Dismantling Al Qaeda ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/dismantling-al-qaeda) ##### [Homeland Security ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/homeland-security) ##### [The Defense Budget ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/defense-budget) ##### [Strategic Nuclear Forces and Missile Defense ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/strategic-nuclear-forces-missile) ##### [Transatlantic Relations ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/transatlantic-relations) ##### [Nuclear Proliferation and the Terrorist Threat ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/nuclear-proliferation-terrorist) ##### [Strengthening the All-Volunteer Military ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/strengthening-all-volunteer) ##### [Toward a Sensible U.S. Policy in the Middle East ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/toward-sensible-us-policy-middle) ##### [Iraq and the Persian Gulf: Getting Out, Staying Engaged ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/iraq-persian-gulf-getting-out) ##### [East Asian Defense Commitments ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/east-asian-defense-commitments) ##### [Relations with South and Central Asia ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/relations-south-central-asia) ##### [The International War on Drugs ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/international-war-drugs) ##### [Relations with China ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/relations-china) ##### [Relations with Russia ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/relations-russia) ##### [Relations with Cuba ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/relations-cuba) International Economic Policy International Economic Policy ##### [Trade ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/trade) ##### [Immigration ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/immigration) ##### [International Financial Crises and the IMF ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/international-financial-crises-imf) ##### [U.S. Policy toward Latin America ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/us-policy-toward-latin-america) ##### [Foreign Aid and Economic Development ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/foreign-aid-economic-development) ##### [U.S. Policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/us-policy-toward-sub-saharan-africa) Contributors Contributors ##### [Contributors ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policy-6th-edition-2005/contributors) ##### Latest Issues [![Cato 2022 Handbook for Policymakers cover image](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/2022-11/2022_handbook_cover_final.png?itok=9gFib5q4)](https://www.cato.org/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policymakers-9th-edition-2022) [Cato Handbook For Policymakers, 9th Edition 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