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    University of Michigan Retirement Research Center (MRRC)

    The MRRC serves as a national resource fostering research, communication, and education related to  Social Security, pension and retirement related policies.
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    Reducing US greenhouse gas emissions: how much at what cost?

    McKinsey and Company, 2008
    Annual greenhouse gas emissions are projected to rise in the United States by 35 percent by 2030. This report discusses the costs of reducing emissions in the United States under three different scenarios. The report concludes that achieving reductions at a low cost to the economy requires a coordinated, economy-wide effort beginning in the near future.
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    Subjective assessments, participatory methods and poverty dynamics: the Stages-of-Progress method

    Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2007
    The Stages-of-Progress methodology helps examine why households move out of and into poverty. This paper presents the methodology, briefly discussing some results from case studies carried out in diverse communities of India, Kenya, Uganda, Peru and the USA.
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    The Pentagon and global development: making sense of the DoD’s expanding role

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
    One of the most striking trends in US foreign aid policy is the surging role of the Department of Defense (DoD). The Pentagon now accounts for over 20 percent of U.S. official development assistance (ODA). DoD has also expanded its provision of non-ODA assistance, including training and equipping of foreign military forces in fragile states.
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    Considering the contribution of U.S. food and agricultural policy to the obesity epidemic: overview and opportunities

    Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2007
    Nearly one in three American adults are now obese and two-thirds are overweight or obese. These proportions have increased steadily over the past 30 years. Direct and indirect costs of obesity alone have been estimated at $117 billion. This paper explores the relationship between US griculture policy and obesity.
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    State and local pensions are different from private plans

    Center for Retirement Research, Boston College, 2007
    This brief identifies the key differences between employer-sponsored plans in the private and public sectors, including:
  • Organisation

    Department of Political Science, Yale University

    The Yale University's Political Science department runs undergraduate and post-graduate academic programmes, in addition to a wide variety of research programmes.
  • Organisation

    PolicyLink

    This organisation focuses on issues of equitable development, housing, health and public expenditure and works in communities in part of the United States.
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    Click here for change: your guide to the e-advocacy revolution

    PolicyLink, 2007
    For more than a decade the Internet has helped to gradually reshape the American political environment. This manual offers a guide to using technology techniques to engage in advocacy and promote the quality of life and access to opportunity for everyone.
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    Immigration and the elderly: foreign-born workers in long-term care

    Immigration Policy Center (IPC), American Immigration Law Foundation, 2007
    The growing need to provide long-term care to the elderly is among the leading demographic, political, and social challenges facing industrialised countries like the United States. The ageing of larger numbers of Americans will require significant increases in financial and human resources for healthcare support and other social services.

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