New Releases

Power Play
The Bush Presidency and the Constitution
by James P. Pfiffner
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

Power Play analyzes the Bush presidency’s efforts to expand executive power and puts them into constitutional and historical perspective.

Working Longer
The Solution to the Retirement Income Challenge
by Alicia H. Munnell and Steven A. Sass
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

Working Longer investigates the prospects for moving the average retirement age from 63, the current figure, to 66.

Election Fraud
Detecting and Deterring Electoral Manipulation
R. Michael Alvarez, Thad E. Hall, and Susan D. Hyde, eds.
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

Election Fraud presents research on defining, measuring, and detecting election fraud and electoral manipulation by leading scholars of election law, election administration, and U.S. and comparative politics.

Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes
Social Policy, Informality, and Economic Growth in Mexico
by Santiago Levy
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

Today more than half of all Mexican workers are employed informally, and one out of every four is poor. Levy argues that incoherent social programs significantly contribute to this state of affairs and it suggests reforms to improve the situation.

Aviation Infrastructure Performance
A Study in Comparative Political Economy
Clifford Winston and Gines de Rus, eds.
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

Congestion at airports and airline travel delays have become a major concern for the traveling public and attracted the attention of policymakers in a number of countries, including America's president and Congress. This study assesses how airports and air traffic control in regions around the world are addressing the problem.

Freedom's Unsteady March
America's Role in Building Arab Democracy
by Tamara Cofman Wittes
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

Wittes dissects the Bush administration’s failure to advance freedom in the Middle East and lays out a better strategy for future efforts to promote democracy.

China's Changing Political Landscape
Prospects for Democracy
Cheng Li, ed.
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

In China’s Changing Political Landscape, leading experts examine the prospects for democracy in the world’s most populous nation.

Retooling for Growth
Building a 21st Century Economy in America's Older Industrial Areas
Richard M. McGahey and Jennifer S. Vey, eds.
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

Experts present new frameworks, cutting-edge analysis, and innovative policy solutions for the nation’s government, business, civic, and community leaders to sculpt a sustainable and supportable economy for older industrial areas.

China's Expansion into the Western Hemisphere
Implications for Latin American and the United States
Riordan Roett and Guadalupe Paz, eds.
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

This book presents a revealing and multilayered exposition of the triangular relationship between China, the U.S., and Latin America, and the motivations of each.

Innovations in Government
Research, Recognition, and Replication
Sandford Borins, ed.
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

What is the future of government innovation? How can innovation enhance the quality of life for citizens and strengthen democratic governance? This book answers these questions by presenting a comprehensive approach to advancing the practice and study of innovation in government.

Twenty-First Century Gateways
Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America
Audrey Singer, Susan W. Hardwick, and Caroline B. Brettell, eds.
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

This volume provides in-depth, comparative analysis of immigration trends and local policy responses in America's newest gateways.

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 2: 2007
Douglas W. Elmendorf and William G. Gale, eds.
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) provides academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research on current economic issues.

Red and Blue Nation? Volume Two
Consequences and Correction of America's Polarized Politics
Pietro S. Nivola and David W. Brady, eds.
Brookings Institution Press and the Hoover Institution, 2008

Building on the findings of the first volume of Red and Blue Nation? (Brookings, 2006), this new volume delves into the consequences of the gulf between "red states" and "blue states."

Global Warming
Looking Beyond Kyoto
Ernesto Zedillo, ed.
Brookings Institution Press and the Yale Center For The Study Of Globalization, 2008

Representing both industrialized and developing nations, the contributors present a thought-provoking examination of the economic, social, and political context of climate policy within their countries.

Get Out the Vote, Second Edition
How to Increase Voter Turnout
by Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

Available in time for the core of the 2008 presidential campaign, this practical guide on voter mobilization is sure to be an important resource for consultants, candidates, and grassroots organizations.

Revisiting Rental Housing
Policies, Programs, and Priorities
Nicolas P. Retsinas and Eric S. Belsky, ed. Foreword by Anthony Downs.
Brookings Institution Press and the Joint Center For Housing Studies At Harvard University, 2008

Leading housing researchers build on decades of experience, research, and evaluation to inform our understanding of rental housing challenges and what to do about them.

The Swing Voter in American Politics
William G. Mayer, ed.
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

Drawing on a wide range of sources, the authors track swing voters across six decades and in national and local elections. The result is an unprecedented picture of this key political group.

Voting Technology
The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot
by Paul S. Herrnson, Richard G. Niemi, Michael J. Hanmer, Benjamin B. Bederson, Frederick C. Conrad and Michael W. Traugott
Brookings Institution Press, 2008

Passage of the Help America Vote Act in 2002 sparked further interest in the physical act of casting a vote, leading to a number of technological innovations. This is the first book to investigate in a scientific and authoritative manner how voters respond to the new equipment.

Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap
Lessons for "No Child Left Behind"
Adam Gamoran, ed.
Brookings Institution Press, 2007

What lessons can we draw from these earlier efforts to help NCLB achieve its goals? In this new book, leading scholars in sociology, economics, psychology, and education policy take on this critical question.

The Price We Pay
Economic and Social Consequences of Inadequate Education
Clive Belfield and Henry M. Levin, eds.
Brookings Institution Press, 2007

While the high cost of education draws headlines, the cost of not educating America's children goes largely ignored. The Price We Pay remedies this oversight by highlighting the private, fiscal, and public costs of inadequate education.