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  • The Life and Times of Dave 'The Rave' Stallworth
    Bob Powers / Robert Litan
    From legendary Coach Mike Krzyzewski:David Stallworth was one of the most exciting players in college basketball in the 60s. As a high school player in Chicago I saw him play in Chicago Stadium in a double header - I was amazed! I had never seen anyone that talented in person. Although I knew I was not as talented, it motivated me to work even harder. He did things I had not ev...
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    19,31 €

  • Resolved
    Robert Litan
    Adopting a simple education reform to restore civil discourse and transform American societyResolved explains how one simple educational reform can help address the nation's political divide and at the same time help ensure that today's young people will actually enjoy learning, and thus will have the necessary skills to lead productive and economically rewarding lives....
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    37,04 €

  • Need for Speed
    Hal J. Singer / Robert E. Litan
    'The twenty-first-century telecommunications landscape is radically different from the one that prevailed as recently as the last decade of the twentieth century. Robert Litan and Hal Singer argue that given the speed of innovation in this sector, the Federal Communications Commission's outdated policies and rules are inhibiting investment in the telecom industry, specific...
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    32,05 €

  • Financial Privacy, Consumer Prosperity, and the Public Good
    Fred H. Cate / Michael Staten / Robert E. Litan
    'A Brookings Institution Press and American Enterprise Institute publicationAmerican consumers have become accustomed to obtaining instant credit. The process requires that credit bureaus have easy access to sensitive financial information about individuals, compiled largely without their consent. This report examines the debate surrounding the role of the states in regulating ...
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    16,00 €

  • None of Your Business
    Peter P. Swire / Robert E. Litan
    'The historic European Union Directive on Data Protection will take effect in October 1998. A key provision will prohibit transfer of personal information from Europe to other countries if they lack ''adequate'' protection of privacy. If enforced as written, the Directive could create enormous obstacles to commerce between Europe and other countries, such as the United States, ...
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    34,18 €

  • Growth with Equity
    Gary Burtless / Martin Neil Baily / Robert E. Litan
    For nearly two decades the U.S. economy has been plagued by two disturbing economic trends: the slowdown in the growth rates of productivity and average real wages and the increase in wage and income inequality. The federal budget is in chronic deficit. Imports have far exceeded exports for more than a decade. American competitiveness has been a source of concern for even longe...
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    31,67 €

  • Charting a Future for the Civil Jury System
    Robert E. Litan
    'Juries are the one place where common citizens play an important part in the governmental process. But both the jury system and the American legal system itself have been under attack. Juries have been reduced in size, their selection procedures altered, and the unanimity requirement suspended. Many now question the ability of lay jurors to decide increasingly complex technica...
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    15,68 €

  • Saving Free Trade
    Robert E. Litan / Robert Lawrence
    American Supporters of free trade are on the defensive. Record U.S. trade deficits are fueling demands from industry, Congress, and the public for tariffs, import quotas, and other protectionist measures that could reverse America’s long-standing commitment to open markets and sacrifice much of the economic progress experienced in recent years. In Saving Free Trade: A Pragmatic...
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    29,50 €