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The government taketh away : the politics of pain in the United States and Canada / Leslie A. Pal and R. Kent Weaver, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2003.Description: xii, 340 p. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 0878409025 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780878409020 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320/.6/0973 21
LOC classification:
  • JK 271 G721 2003
Contents:
List of tables and figures -- Preface -- 1. The politics of pain / Leslie A. Pal and R. Kent Weaver -- 2. Cutting old-age pensions / R. Kent Weaver -- 3. Controlling health care costs for the aged / Carolyn Hughes Tuohy -- 4. Telecommunications deregulation / Richard J. Schulz and Andrew Rich -- 5. Tobacco control / Donley T. Studlar -- 6. Closing military bases / Lilly J. Goren and P. Whitney Lackenbauer -- 7. Siting nuclear waste / Barry G. Rabe -- 8. Gun control / Leslie A. Pal -- 9. Abortion / Raymond Tatalovich -- 10. Conclusions / Leslie A. Pal and R. Kent Weaver -- Contributors -- Index.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JK 271 G721 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000061234

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of tables and figures -- Preface -- 1. The politics of pain / Leslie A. Pal and R. Kent Weaver -- 2. Cutting old-age pensions / R. Kent Weaver -- 3. Controlling health care costs for the aged / Carolyn Hughes Tuohy -- 4. Telecommunications deregulation / Richard J. Schulz and Andrew Rich -- 5. Tobacco control / Donley T. Studlar -- 6. Closing military bases / Lilly J. Goren and P. Whitney Lackenbauer -- 7. Siting nuclear waste / Barry G. Rabe -- 8. Gun control / Leslie A. Pal -- 9. Abortion / Raymond Tatalovich -- 10. Conclusions / Leslie A. Pal and R. Kent Weaver -- Contributors -- Index.

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