Restoring Responsible Government by Cutting Federal Aid to the States
The federal government has a large presence in state and local policy activities such as education, housing, and transportation.That presence is facilitated by “grants-in-aid” programs, which are subsidies to state and local governments accompanied by top-down regulations. In a new paper, Cato scholar Chris Edwards argues that the aid system produces irresponsible policymaking, and discusses numerous reasons why it is better to fund state activities with state revenues rather than with aid from Washington.
How Markets Empower Women: Innovation and Market Participation Transform Women’s Lives for the Better
Over the last 200 years, economic progress has helped to bring about both dramatically better standards of living and the extension of individual dignity to women in the developed world. Today the same story of market-driven empowerment is repeating itself in developing countries. In a new paper, Cato scholar Chelsea Follett illustrates how innovation and market participation enable women to achieve greater material prosperity and promote positive cultural change away from sexism.
Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 8th Edition
The direction of public policy is far less clear than usual after an election. Almost a full year into President Trump's new administration, we still don't know what kind of policy will be enacted in several areas. At the Cato Institute, we stand firmly on the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution — on the bedrock American values of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Throughout our 40 years, we have been willing to criticize officials of both parties when they sought to take the country in another direction. The 8th Edition of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers gives concrete advice on how to promote those American values and restore government to its proper role.
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