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Author | : Kavanagh |
Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2018-01-16 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1977400132 |
Political and civil discourse in the United States is characterized by “Truth Decay,” defined as increasing disagreement about facts, a blurring of the line between opinion and fact, an increase in the relative volume of opinion compared with fact, and lowered trust in formerly respected sources of factual information. This report explores the causes and wide-ranging consequences of Truth Decay and proposes strategies for further action.
Author | : Bryce Pardo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9781977403384 |
Deaths involving synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, increased from roughly 3,000 in 2013 to more than 30,000 in 2018. This book provides readers with insights intended to improve their understanding of the synthetic opioid problem.
Author | : Rand Corporation |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Research |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Louay Constant |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2021-09-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781977407399 |
There are 30 million refugees globally. Only one-third of refugees return home after ten years, and returns are not keeping pace with new displacements. The authors examine barriers to, and facilitators of, the safe, sustained return of refugees.
Author | : Mai Elliott |
Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | : 695 |
Release | : 2010-02-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0833049151 |
This volume chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era and assesses the effect that this research had on U.S. officials and policies. Elliott draws on interviews with former RAND staff and the many studies that RAND produced on these topics to provide a narrative that captures the tenor of the times and conveys the attitudes and thinking of those involved.
Author | : Alex Abella |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780156033442 |
This history of the RAND Corporation, written with full access to its archives, is a page-turning chronicle of the rise of the secretive think tank that has been the driving force behind the American government for 60 years.
Author | : Angela A. Hung |
Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | : 151 |
Release | : 2008-03-12 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0833045016 |
In theory, financial professionals are relatively distinct: A broker-dealer conducts transactions in securities on behalf of itself and others; and an investment adviser provides advice to others regarding securities. Different laws regulate each type of professional, but boundaries have blurred. This report examines current business practices and investor understanding of each type.
Author | : Seth G. Jones |
Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0833041339 |
This study explores the nature of the insurgency in Afghanistan, the key challenges and successes of the U.S.-led counterinsurgency campaign, and the capabilities necessary to wage effective counterinsurgency operations. By examining the key lessons from all insurgencies since World War II, it finds that most policymakers repeatedly underestimate the importance of indigenous actors to counterinsurgency efforts. The U.S. should focus its resources on helping improve the capacity of the indigenous government and indigenous security forces to wage counterinsurgency. It has not always done this well. The U.S. military-along with U.S. civilian agencies and other coalition partners-is more likely to be successful in counterinsurgency warfare the more capable and legitimate the indigenous security forces (especially the police), the better the governance capacity of the local state, and the less external support that insurgents receive.
Author | : Joseph P. Newhouse |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780674318465 |
In the most important health insurance study ever conducted researchers at the RAND Corporation devised all experiment to address two key questions in health care financing: how much more medical care will people use if it is provided free of charge, and what are the consequences for their health? For three- or five-year periods the experiment measured both use and health outcomes in populations carefully selected to be representative of both urban and rural regions throughout the United States. Participants were enrolled in a range of insurance plans requiring different levels of copayment for medical care, from zero to 95 percent. The researchers found that in plans that reimbursed a higher proportion of the bill, patients used substantially more services - indeed, those who paid nothing used 40 percent more services than those required to pay a high deductible - but the effect on the health of the average person was negligible. In addition, participants who were assigned at random to a well-established health maintenance organization used hospitals substantially less than those in the fee-for-service system, again with no measurable effect on the health of the average person. This book collects in one place for the first time results previously dispersed through many journals over many years. Drawing comprehensive, coherent conclusions from an immense amount of data, it is destined to be a classic work serving as an invaluable reference for all those concerned with health care policy - health service researchers, policymakers in both the public and the private sectors, and students.
Author | : Stephen Watts |
Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2022-01-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1977407781 |
In this report, the authors seek to understand how the United States might use its military posture in Europe?particularly focusing on ground forces?as part of a strategy to deter Russian malign activities in the competition space.