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Four More Years: The Post-Election Business Outlook, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Will the election results of 1984 make a difference to the American economy? The author gives his views on what the Reagan Administration will try to accomplish during its second term.

An Economist's Look At The 1984 Elections--And Beyond, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Depending on the winner of the 1984 presidential election, the author shows what the policies of a Reagan Administration or Mondale Administration would be regarding deficits, tax reform, regulation, antitrust laws, and protectionism.

The Revival Of The Rust Belt, Murray L. Weidenbaum, Michael J. Athey

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

The author questions whether there really is a decline in low-tech industries, and shows a comparison in their growth alongside that of high-tech industries.

The "Decline" Of U.S. Manufacturing: Empirical Evidence And Policy Implications, Murray L. Weidenbaum, Michael J. Athey

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This paper focuses on output as a prime indicator of the economic performance of business firms. Decline in the labor force does not necessarily mean that overall productivity is declining as well, due to factors such as improved technology.

Serving As An Outside Director, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Murray Weidenbaum shares his insights as an outside director of corporations and offers advice to new board members.

Policing The Global Economy: The Threat To Private Enterprise, Murray L. Weidenbaum, Mary A. Fejfar

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

International organizations are becoming increasingly involved in the regulation of private enterprise. Advocates of this type of regulation seem to have overlooked the shortcomings of existing regulation of business. Ultimately, it is the consumer who bears the burden that government imposes on business.

Conflicting Objectives In The Egyptian-American Aid Relationship, Heba A. Handoussa

Faculty Book Chapters

Egypt has been and continues to be one of the major recipients of development assistance in the third world, yet very little effort has been made to assess the overall impact of this aid on Egypt A symposium was held on December 10th and 11th, 1983 in Oriental Hall at the American University in Cairo, organized by Cairo Papers in Social Science with financial support from the Cairo Office of the Ford Foundation. Egyptian government ministers, officials from representative donors and scholars experienced in development were invited to make formal presentations to the symposium. The essays presented in this issue …

The Rights Of Communities: A Blank Space In American Law, Joseph L. Sax, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

16 p. ; 28 cm

The Way Out Of The Budget Quandary: The Need For Spending Cuts, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

The author recommends that systematic examination of proposed budget cuts needs to be done by Congress in order to make the necessary choices to achieve budget savings.

The Percent For Art Handbook : A Guide For Selecting Public Art Through Maine's Percent For Art Law, Maine State Commission On The Arts And The Humanities

Maine Collection

The Percent for Art Handbook : A Guide for Selecting Public Art Through Maine's Percent for Art Law

Maine State Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Augusta, Maine, 1984.

Contents: Part I: The Law / Part II: The Participants / Part III: The Process / Part IV: Apprendices

Perspectives Of The Egyptian Ministry Of The Economy On The Impact Of American Aid On Egypt, Mostafa El-Said

Faculty Book Chapters

Egypt has been and continues to be one of the major recipients of development assistance in the third world, yet very little effort has been made to assess the overall impact of this aid on Egypt A symposium was held on December 10th and 11th, 1983 in Oriental Hall at the American University in Cairo, organized by Cairo Papers in Social Science with financial support from the Cairo Office of the Ford Foundation. Egyptian government ministers, officials from representative donors and scholars experienced in development were invited to make formal presentations to the symposium. The essays presented in this issue …

Bette B. Anderson Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of papers of Bette B. Anderson from 1977-1981. The papers include general correspondence from the public or friends, chronological files (1977-1978) containing copies of Anderson's outgoing correspondence as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, appointment books (1977-1980), photographs, clippings, and speeches (1977-1980) given by Anderson to various clubs and organizations or as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. The materials document Anderson's duties in the Treasury Department during President Carter's administration and her interest in finance and banking.

Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog.

Nonviolent Protest And Third Party Public Opinion: A Study Of The June 1978, Seabrook, New Hampshire, Antinuclear Power Protest, Neil H. Katz, John P. Hunt

Conflict Resolution Studies Faculty Book and Book Chapters

Political protest and nonviolent struggle have had a long history in the United States, dating back to colonial times. During the nineteenth century, nonviolence was associated with such causes as abolition, temperance, antimilitarism, and women's suffrage. More recently, the nonviolent tactics and strategies used in the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1950s and 1960s spawned similar activity on a diverse array of issues, including urban poverty, Native American rights, welfare reform, homosexuality, women's rights, and environmental pollution. Although many of these movements have been chronicled and protest has been recognized as an effective method for influencing political and …

Reaganomics: Success And Failure, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Murray Weidenbaum evaluates Reaganomics two-and-a-half years after it was enacted and examines the effectiveness of these policy initiatives, showing that the results are mixed at best.