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21. The Future of the Western Hemisphere: A Shared Vision Toward 2015

Publication Date:
05-2000
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
American Assembly at Columbia University
Abstract:
This project sought to refocus the attention of North and Latin America and the Caribbean towards the idea of common hemispheric objectives. The first two phases dealt with U.S. interests in the region and the final two phases incorporated Latin American and Caribbean participants to discuss issues of democratization and economic integration.

22. Updating America's Social Contract: Economic Growth and Opportunity in the New Century

Publication Date:
04-2000
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
American Assembly at Columbia University
Abstract:
In recent years American's political system has not performed as well as its economic system. While the strong economy of the past decade should provide policy makers with the opportunity to move forward on long-term social and economic goals, they seem stuck in the mindset of short-term fixes and shrill oratory common to leaner times. Focusing on three issues--productivity growth, income inequality and the aging of the baby-boom generation--this concise volume describes a "radically moderate" agenda that captures or political moment. The distinguished authors begin by acknowledging the difficult tradeoffs required for revamping programs for the aged and poor while keeping the economy growing. They then untangle the complexities of the policy debate and propose sensible ways to move American into the new century.

23. Racial Equality: Public Policies for the Twenty-first Century

Publication Date:
04-2000
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
American Assembly at Columbia University
Abstract:
Drawing on the 2001 Uniting America Assembly on racial equality, this report argues that racial equality is contingent on wider progress in reforming criminal justice and increasing economic opportunity for all Americans.

24. Religion in American Public Life: Living with Our Deepest Differences

Publication Date:
08-2000
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
American Assembly at Columbia University
Abstract:
Raise any number of public issues—health care, education, welfare—and religious beliefs inevitably shape Americans' viewpoints. On certain topics the introduction of religion can be explosive. This book discusses how we can and why we should hear religious voices in the public square.

25. Uniting America: Collaborating to Make Democracy Work

Publication Date:
11-2000
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
American Assembly at Columbia University
Abstract:
This 2001 report from the Uniting America series, "Collaborating to Make Democracy Work," emphasized the role of collaboration between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors in addressing problems of accountability and good governance. Participants called for a reinvigoration, in particular, of the role of business leaders as partners in addressing challenges at the community level