American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract:
A critical factor in China's long-term economic growth is the development of its capital markets, which if properly organized could foster greater productivity, increased wages, and employment growth.
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International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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Having won an electoral mandate, President George W. Bush now must restore bipartisanship to U.S. foreign policy in order to realize the goal of a Middle East transformed by freedom and democracy.
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International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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Post-election analysis has focused on the importance of "moral values" in the presidential campaign, yet a closer examination of the numbers reveals that a variety of issues and the success of organizational strategies in both parties played a bigger role in the outcome.
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International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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Building on their victories in the 2004 elections, Republicans can achieve a durable governing majority, if they implement health care reforms, include more minorities in developing and implementing policies, and learn from their mistakes.
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International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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Ozone smog levels have declined in the last couple of years due, in part, to emissions reductions and weather conditions, yet activists continue to present misleading accounts of air quality issues.
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International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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With the Organization of the Islamic Conference defending any act committed on behalf of "national liberation," the United Nations cannot even issue an unequivocal condemnation of terrorism, let alone join the struggle to eliminate it.
Topic:
International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, Economics, and United Nations
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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Senator John Kerry and President George W. Bush offer distinct visions of how free trade would operate for the next four years. Senator Kerry has staked out a more unilateralist position with promises to review all trade agreements to strengthen labor and environmental sanctions, while President Bush reinstated trade promotion authority and expanded free trade agreements. The next president will face challenges regarding the WTO Doha Round and markets in Latin America and Asia.
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International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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Wars have repeatedly had a decisive influence on Russia's political development, and the present global conflict against fundamentalist Islam is no exception. With the murder of hundreds of Russians at the hands of Chechen terrorists—most notably, the massacre of schoolchildren at Beslan earlier this month—President Vladimir Putin has announced a sweeping overhaul of Russia's political system that would further consolidate power in the Kremlin and damage the country's nascent democracy. The United States and its allies now confront the dual challenge of assisting Russia in its fight against terrorism while simultaneously resisting the erosion of freedom there.
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International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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The mutual fund industry has quickly recovered from scandal, thanks mostly to the ability of the industry and shareholders to recognize and act in their respective self-interest. Fund companies went beyond government pressure and established sensible new standards, and shareholders punished the tainted by shifting their assets to other funds.
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International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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The traditional paradigm of Republicans as the party of the wealthy and Democrats as the party of the common man has shifted, with conservative ideology now appealing to greater numbers of the middle class and liberalism dominating among the educational and cultural elite.
Topic:
International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics