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U.S. political programs : functions and assessments /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,
[2011]
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| Colección: | American Political, Economic, and Security Issues.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- U.S. POLITICAL PROGRAMS: FUNCTIONS AND ASSESSMENTS ; U.S. POLITICAL PROGRAMS: FUNCTIONS AND ASSESSMENTS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; SENATE CONSIDERATION OF PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS: COMMITTEE AND FLOOR PROCEDURE ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; RECEIPT AND REFERRAL ; COMMITTEE PROCEDURES ; Written Rules; Investigations ; Hearings ; Reporting ; FLOOR PROCEDURES ; Executive Calendar ; Executive Session ; Taking up a Nomination ; Holds ; Consideration and Disposition ; Recommital ; Reconsideration; Cloture ; NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE PRESIDENT; RECESS APPOINTMENTS ; RELATED CRS REPORTS ; REFERENCES.
- THE MANHATTAN PROJECT, THE APOLLO PROGRAM AND FEDERAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY R & D PROGRAMS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ABSTRACT ; THE MANHATTAN PROJECT ; THE APOLLO PROGRAM ; ENERGY TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MANHATTAN PROJECT, THE APOLLO PROGRAM, AND FEDERAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY R & D ; Funding; Threat Perception ; Goal Clarity ; Technology Customer ; IMPLICATIONS FOR CONGRESS ; CONGRESSIONAL ACTIVITIES ; REFERENCES ; THE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; BACKGROUND ; A DIFFERENT APPROACH ; ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS ; REFERENCES.
- MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION ABSTRACT; MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ; OVERVIEW; MCC BACKGROUND ; MCC IMPLEMENTATION ; Selection of Candidate Countries ; Country Selection Criteria and Methodology ; Selecting Eligible Countries ; Country Selection
- FY2009 ; MCC Compacts and Program Proposals ; Compact Descriptions ; Madagascar ; Honduras ; Cape Verde; Nicaragua ; Georgia ; Armenia ; Vanuatu ; Ghana ; Benin ; Mali ; El Salvador ; Mozambique ; Lesotho ; Morocco ; Mongolia ; Tanzania; Burkina Faso ; Namibia ; "Threshold" Countries and Programs ; SELECT ISSUES ; Funding.
- MCC Request and Congressional Action for FY2009 MCC Request and Congressional Action for FY2010 ; Authorizing Legislation and MCC Reform ; Compact Size; Speed of Implementation ; Compact Sectors ; Compact Impact ; Changing Costs ; Role of USAID and the Future of Agency Programs in MCC Countries ; REFERENCES ; PEACEKEEPING/STABILIZATION AND CONFLICT TRANSITIONS:BACKGROUND AND CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON THE CIVILIAN RESPONSE/RESERVE CORPS AND OTHER CIVILIAN STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION CAPABILITIES ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; BACKGROUND ; Evolving Perceptions of Post-Conflict Needs [3].
- Calls for Change Proposals for New Civilian Forces; Critics Respond ; Creating Civilian Reconstruction and Stabilization Capabilities: Congressional and Executive Actions, 2004-2007 ; The "Lugar-Biden" Legislation ; S/CRS Start-Up and Early Congressional Mandate ; 2004 Congressional Mandate ; S/CRS Role in Interagency Coordination ; CODIFYING CIVILIAN RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION ASSISTANCE AND STATE DEPARTMENT; Capabilities: Title XVI, P.L. 110-417, October 14, 2008 ; Makes S/CRS a Permanent State Department Office and Assigns Specific Functions.