Transition to Governing Project Newsletter, Fall 1999
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000
Publication Date: October 1, 1999
Table of Contents
The Appointments-Process Mess--What Can Be Done? Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000 The process of selecting, vetting, and confirming presidential appointments has become increasingly lengthy and complex over the past forty years.
Broad Coalition of Think Tanks Supports Governing Focus Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000 Observers of politics have long known that the skills necessary to gain office are not necessarily the same as those needed to govern effectively.
In the July issue of Economic Outlook, John H. Makin notes that though a weak economy is pulling it toward easier monetary policy, the Fed needs to resist higher inflation.
The promise of "healthy aging" offers significant opportunities for economic growth and development for Europe in the decades ahead--if governments and citizens are willing to grasp them.
