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Hard Lessons: the Iraq Reconstruction Experience
A combination of poor planning, weak oversight and greed cheated U.S. taxpayers and undermined American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. U.S. taxpayers have paid nearly $51 billion for projects in Iraq, including training the Iraqi army and police and rebuilding Iraq's oil, electric, justice, health and transportation sectors. Many of the projects did not succeed, partly because of violence in Iraq and friction between U.S. officials in Washington and Iraqi officials in Baghdad. The U.S. gov¿t. "was neither prepared for nor able to respond quickly to the ever-changing demands" of stabilizing Iraq and then rebuilding it. This report reviews the problems in the war effort, which the Bush admin. claimed would cost $2.4 billion. Charts and tables.
Economics
In "Economics, noted economist and teacher John Taylor unravels sophisticated material by combining clear, straightforward writing with annotated graphs and real-life examples that drive students' interest in modern economic theory. The first to cover long-run fundamentals before short-term economic fluctuations, Taylor' s modern approach helps students to understand the basic determinants of growth (labor, capital, and technology) before introducing fluctuations (inflation, output, and employment) that can occur even during periods of steady growth. In addition, he offers a breakthrough discussion of economic fluctuations--modifying the classic AD/AS model to include inflation so that stude...
Hard Lessons
Product Description: The billions of dollars expended in Iraq constitute the largest relief and reconstruction exercise in American history. SIGIR's lessons learned capping report characterizes this effort in four phases (pre-war to ORHA, CPA, post-CPA/Negroponte era, and Khalilzad, Crocker, and the Surge). From this history, SIGIR forwards a series of conclusions and recommendations for Congress to consider when organizing for the next post-conflict reconstruction situation. Over the past five years, the United States has provided nearly fifty billion dollars for the relief and reconstruction of Iraq. This unprecedented rebuilding program, implemented after the March 2003 invasion, was deve...
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Principles of Economics
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMCIS, 7th EDITION, includes updated information on topics such as: inequality, housing markets, the deflator and the CPI, the PCE deflator as a third measure of prices, economic growth, and International Finance. This clearly written text offers concise yet thorough coverage of current economic theories. John Taylor, former Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, offers his expertise on today's issues in a way that is relevant to students who have no prior exposure to the subject. Refreshing examples, engaging applications, and proven end-of-chapter problems simplify advanced topics and make them accessible to your students. This edition addresses the global financial challenges currently being faced, and recovery from these economic challenges. Updated graphs, figures, and popular learning features present the latest issues and data, including coverage of the Obama Administration. In addition, Aplia, the leading online homework solution, is available as part of a complete supplement package. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
The Royal Navy List
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