The Growth Of The Un As A Regulator Of Private Enterprise, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Many UN agencies have become involved in establishing codes of conduct for multinational corporations that regulate many of their day-to-day functions. Instead of focusing on this issue, the UN should stick with its fundamental responsibility of peacekeeper.

The Way Out Of The Budget Quandary, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

A systematic examination of proposed budget cuts is long overdue. Recommendations are made to reduce government spending by examining each department. A bipartisan approach is necessary to accomplish this.

Regulatory Reform: A Report Card For The Reagan Administration, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Murray Weidenbaum evaluates how much regulatory reform has been accomplished in the Reagan Administration after two-and-three-quarter years.

Confessions Of A One-Armed Economist, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This report is an effort to answer questions involving many of the key economic issues facing the American people.

Is The U.N. Becoming A Global Nanny? The Case Of Consumer Protection Guidelines, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This publication takes the position that the United Nations should not assume the role of a global nanny, intervening in matters which are essentially the jurisdiction of individual nations.

The Next Step In Regulatory Reform, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Now that a fairly effective system for reviewing pending government rulemaking has been established in the Reagan Administration, it is time for the next step of reviewing and revising the substantive laws that govern the regulatory process.

The Un May Become A Global Nanny, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

The author's testimony before a Senator Foreign Relations committee takes the position that the United Nations should not assume the role of a global nanny. The UN goes beyond its role of international peacekeeper with its guidelines for product safety and consumer protection.

Industrial Policy Rears Its Ugly Head, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This paper discusses whether a new industrial policy is needed. Murray Weidenbaum points out that many government policies already in place have resulted in negative impacts on business.

An Economist In Government: Views Of A Presidential Adviser, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This article is a reflection on Murray Weidenbaum’s time as Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers in 1981-82. Weidenbaum discusses first developing and then later selling President Reagan's Economic Recovery Program and gives insight into the day-to-day routine of a CEA chairman.

The Political Economy Of Revolutionary Iran, Mihssen Kadhim

Faculty Books

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The Next Step In Regulatory Reform: Updating The Statutes, 1983 Report On Regulatory Budgets, Murray L. Weidenbaum, Ronald J. Penoyer

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Regulatory reform is needed to reduce excessive costs, which in turn will help business as well as the consumer.

Labor Relations In Maine 1971-1982, Bureau Of Labor Standards

Maine Collection

Labor Relations in Maine 1971-1982

Prepared by the Bureau of Labor Standards, Research & Statistics Division,

William A. Peabody, Director, April, 1983.

Contents: Authorization / Introduction / Narratives / Tables / Appendices

Energy Development And Government Policy, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

The relationship between government policy and energy needs, especially the taxation and regulation of gasoline, is examined.

Regulation And The Public Interest, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

The increase in government regulation during the 1960s and 1970s is examined, as well as showing the importance of understanding the benefit/cost ratio of regulation.

Strategies Of Urban Labor Force Measurement, Barbara Ibrahim

Faculty Book Chapters

This work on urban research strategies in Egypt is the product of several factors. First of all is the challenge, excitement, diversity and stimulation of living in Egyptian cities, Cairo above all. Not only are Egyptian cities rooted in deep antiquity, but they have the richly stratified layers of a host of great civilizations. Modern urban Egypt is immeasurably complex in its own right, but its quite astounding past only adds to its wonderment. Thus, the chief inspiration for this publication is the wealthy cultural and historical context in which these scholars were assembled and where they sought to interpret …

Informal Sector Employment In Egypt, Mahmoud Abdel Fadil

Faculty Book Chapters

This work on urban research strategies in Egypt is the product of several factors. First of all is the challenge, excitement, diversity and stimulation of living in Egyptian cities, Cairo above all. Not only are Egyptian cities rooted in deep antiquity, but they have the richly stratified layers of a host of great civilizations. Modern urban Egypt is immeasurably complex in its own right, but its quite astounding past only adds to its wonderment. Thus, the chief inspiration for this publication is the wealthy cultural and historical context in which these scholars were assembled and where they sought to interpret …

Economics, Scot A. Stradley

UND Departmental Histories

This departmental history was written on the occasion of the UND Centennial in 1983.

Policy Issues In Work And Retirement, Herbert S. Parnes Editor

Upjohn Press

This is a collection of papers that focuses on the human resource implications of individual and population aging.

Towards The Holocaust: The Social And Economic Collapse Of The Weimar Republic, Michael N. Dobkowski, Isidor Wallimann

Books

The social system of Weimar Germany has always been controversial. From the start 1Weimar society was characterized by a peculiar fluidity: between 1913 and 1933, the German Reich, commonly referred to as the Weimar Republic, was a virtual laboratory of sociocultural experimentation. In the streets of German towns and cities, political armies competed for followers--a process punctuated by assassinations and advertised by street battles embroiling monarchists, imperial militarists, nihilistic war veterans, Communists, Socialists, anarchists, and National Socialists. Parliamentary activity involved about twenty-five political parties whose shifting alliances produced twenty governmental cabinets with an average lifespan of less than nine months.

Toward A More Open Trade Policy, Murray L. Weidenbaum, Michael C. Munger, Ronald J. Penoyer

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Progress in achieving a healthier and more open trade system can only come from the recognition of the policy shortcomings of all sides. This study includes 8 proposals for breaking trade deadlock, with the U.S. taking the lead in a new approach to achieving freer world markets.

Worker Learning And Worktime Flexibility: A Policy Discussion Paper, Gretl S. Meier

Upjohn Press

Explores how flexible work patterns might be used to extend education and training opportunities.

Determinants Of Female Reentrant Unemployment, Ethel B. Jones

Upjohn Press

Examines the extent that women undergo a spell of unemployment upon reentering the workforce, and the factors that influence such a spell.

Federal-State Relations In Unemployment Insurance: A Balance Of Power, Murray Rubin

Upjohn Press

Examines the extent to which the federal-state balance of power has contributed to the success of America's UI system.

Human Resource Implications Of Robotics, H. Allan Hunt, Timothy L. Hunt

Upjohn Press

The authors contend that the introduction of robots into the workplace is simply another stage in the long history of the automation of production, and that the effects will be evolutionary rather than revolutionary.