Product Description: This meticulously documented work sets forth the major causes of the greatest asset bubble in world economic history―the American housing bubble, which began in 1940 and collapsed in 2007.• Extracts from major legislation―federal, state, and local―that promoted the creation of the housing bubble• An introductory essay illuminating the broad features of Western capitalism and the financial and government institutions that have evolved to promote and regulate it, notably in the United States• A detailed chronology orienting readers to the sequence and context of events• A glossary of important financial and regulatory terms and terms used by those in the housing industry• An appendix of governmental agencies and private institutions and think tanks involved in various aspects of the financial crisis• A bibliography listing hundreds of sources, from articles and periodicals to books and treatise...read more

Product Description: If free and fair elections are the heart of our prized democratic system of government, the integrity of our electoral system must be beyond question. Yet all too often, flaws in the administration of our elections have undermined public confidence in the results...read more

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Product Description: While the basic theory of preventive law has survived the test of time, its application in recent years has been extended and expanded to a wide variety of new areas, such as environmental law, sex discrimination, and computer law...read more

Product Description: This book documents the shocking state of public education in the United States, including the high rates of school violence, the decline in student achievement, and the politicization of the educational process. By comparing the performance of public schools with private schools (which spend less than half per capita than public counterparts), the book reveals areas in which public education might reduce administrative overhead, eliminate internal segregation of students, and provide a safe and disciplined learning environment...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This study examines how the Electoral College actually works, how it is supposed to work, and how it might be reformed. Robert Hardaway first looks at the Constitutional Convention, the Twelfth Amendment, and historical elections where the Electoral College has come into play, providing the historical background to the present-day College...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: A point-counterpoint challenge of the views expressed by Vice President Al Gore in Earth in the Balance, this important study questions current assumptions about the cost and effectiveness of environmental laws and policies, revealing the crucial link between programs of population control and long-term environmental goals...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Book by Hardaway, Robert M., Bredenberg, Carl E.