After the collapse of the socialist system, all central and eastern European countries have taken steps toward market systems. This course will apply economic theory to identify the rationale behind the differing strategies and compare their success. The course includes case studies of genetic engineering, contraception, computers, and lean manufacturing, as well as field visits to nearby laboratories. Urban and Regional Planning P. Buckhurst Provides an opportunity for participants to apply their theoretical and methodological training to a specific urban development issue or opportunity. The workshop format allows for individual studies covering market, economic, design, and environmental considerations related to a specific development area.
Recommendations are then prepared for critical review by a panel of experts.
Each proposal needs to be sensitive to demographic, economic, and political realities. Each proposal needs to be evaluated for its effects on various generations of workers and retirees, for its effects on the working poor, and for its effects on savings and investment in the national economy. The final report will be distributed to the several national commissions studying the problem, to the relevant congressional committees, and to the White House. Assesses the feasibility, benefits, and costs of free television time for political candidates, alternative debate formats, deliberative opinion polls, 'civic journalism,' advertising 'truth boxes,' and a variety of other proposed reforms. Students work with an Academic Task Force consisting of a dozen leading scholars in the field of electoral politics as an integral part of a larger effort, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, to bring scholarly and professional expertise to the public debate about campaign reform.