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Air Power As a Coercive Instrument

Product Description: Coercionâthe use of threatened force to induce an adversary to change its behaviorâis a critical function of the U.S. military. U.S. forces have recently fought in the Balkans, the Persian Gulf, and the Horn of Africa to compel recalcitrant regimes and warlords to stop repression, abandon weapons programs, permit humanitarian relief, and otherwise modify their actions...read more

By Daniel Byman, Eric V. Larson, Project Air Force (other contributor), Rand Corporation (corporate author) and Matthew C. Waxman

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9780833027436 | Rand Corp, May 1, 1999, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Coercionâthe use of threatened force to induce an adversary to change its behaviorâis a critical function of the U.

Application of F-117 Acquisition Strategy to Other Programs in the New Acquisition Environment

Product Description: The authors concluded that, although it was unlikely that the special set of circumstances surrounding the F-117 procurement could be fully replicated for many other programs (nor should they be), two elements of F-117 program management not only could be but also should be applied more broadly...read more

By Robert Leonard, Project Air Force (other contributor), Rand Corporation (corporate author), H. L. Shulman, Giles K. Smith and United States Air Force (corporate author)

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9780833024046 | Rand Corp, September 1, 1996, cover price $9.00 | About this edition: The authors concluded that, although it was unlikely that the special set of circumstances surrounding the F-117 procurement could be fully replicated for many other programs (nor should they be), two elements of F-117 program management not only could be but also should be applied more broadly.

Army Civilians and Contractor Employees: Improving the Efficacy of Their Participation in Contingency Operations

By Arroyo Center (corporate author), John Bondanella (editor), Rand Corporation (corporate author) and United States Army (corporate author)

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9780833024084 | Rand Corp, January 1, 1997, cover price $9.00

Assessing Competitive Strategies for the Joint Strike Fighter: Opportunities and Options

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By J. L. Birkler (editor) and Rand Corporation (corporate author)

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9780833030092 | Rand Corp, November 1, 2001, cover price $25.00

Assessing the Performance of the Army Reserve Components School System

Product Description: This report provides a baseline description of the RC training system and an outline of how the prototype may affect the range of problems described in the data.

By Arroyo Center (corporate author), Rand Corporation (corporate author), United States Department of the Army (corporate author) and John D. Winkler (editor)

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9780833023773 | Rand Corp, June 1, 1996, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: This report provides a baseline description of the RC training system and an outline of how the prototype may affect the range of problems described in the data.

Assessing the State and Federal Missions of the National Guard

Product Description: This study investigates whether the projected size of the Guard, planned through FY 1999 will be adequate; whether the current system of assigning federal missions to Guard units could be altered; whether it is advisable or feasible for states to engage in cooperative agreements to share Guard capabilities; and whether alternative federal-state cost-sharing arrangements should be implemented for Guard units whose principle function is to support state missions...read more

By Roger Allen Brown, William Fedorochko, J. Schank and United States Office of the Secretary of Defence (corporate author)

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9780833016683 | Rand Corp, January 1, 1995, cover price $9.00 | About this edition: This study investigates whether the projected size of the Guard, planned through FY 1999 will be adequate; whether the current system of assigning federal missions to Guard units could be altered; whether it is advisable or feasible for states to engage in cooperative agreements to share Guard capabilities; and whether alternative federal-state cost-sharing arrangements should be implemented for Guard units whose principle function is to support state missions.

Back to First Principles: U.S. Strategic Forces in the Emerging Environments/R-4260-Af

By Rand Corporation (corporate author), David A. Shlapak, David E. Thaler and United States Air Force (corporate author)

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9780833013132 | Rand Corp, February 1, 1993, cover price $10.00

California Base Closure Cleanup: Lessons for Dod's Cleanup Program

Product Description: This report is an examination of the policies developed to bring about accelerated cleanup of military bases now closing in California and the relevance of those policies to other Department of Defense cleanup programs and hazardous waste policy in general.

By John R. Anderson, David Rubenson and United States Office of the Secretary of Defense (corporate author)

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9780833023278 | Rand Corp, January 1, 1995, cover price $9.00 | About this edition: This report is an examination of the policies developed to bring about accelerated cleanup of military bases now closing in California and the relevance of those policies to other Department of Defense cleanup programs and hazardous waste policy in general.

California Health Report

Product Description: Communities throughout the United States are increasingly engaged in the process of measuring health in order to address pressing health care needs, develop better programs and policies, and to improve the quality of life of their residents...read more

By California Wellness Foundation (corporate author), Neal Halfon (editor) and Families and Communities UCLA Center for Healthier Children (corporate author)

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9780833028624 | Rand Corp, June 1, 2000, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Communities throughout the United States are increasingly engaged in the process of measuring health in order to address pressing health care needs, develop better programs and policies, and to improve the quality of life of their residents.

California's 1991 Drought Water Bank: Economic Impacts in the Selling Regions

By California Dept. of Water Resources (corporate author), Lloyd S. Dixon, Nancy Y. Moore, Rand Corporation (corporate author) and Susan W. Schechter

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9780833014665, titled "California's 1991 Drought Water Bank: Economic Impacts in the Selling Regions" | Rand Corp, November 1, 1993, cover price $13.00

"Check Six Begins on the Ground": Responding to the Evolving Ground Threat to U.S. Air Force Bases

By Rand Corporation (corporate author), David A. Shlapak, United States Air Force (corporate author) and Alan Vick

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9780833023179 | Rand Corp, January 1, 1995, cover price $22.50

A Compendium of Sexual Assault Research

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9780833047922 | Rand Corp, January 15, 2010, cover price $40.00

Control Net of Mars, February 1978: February 1978

By Merton E. Davies, Frank Y. Katayama, Rand Corporation (corporate author), James A. Roth and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (corporate author)

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9780833000637 | Rand Corp, June 1, 1978, cover price $55.01

The Costs of Excess Medical Claims for Automobile Personal Injuries: Costs of Excess Medical Claims for Automobile Personal Injuries

Product Description: The study concludes that 35-42 percent of claimed medical costs for automobile injuries are excess. In 1993, this excess claiming consumed approximately $4 billion of health care resources, cost insurers $9-$13 billion in compensation for noneconomic losses and other costs, and may have cost consumers $13-$18 billion in auto insurance premiums...read more

By Allan F. Abrahamse, Stephen J. Carroll, Institute for Civil Justice (other contributor), Rand Corporation (corporate author) and Mary E. Vaiana

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9780833016492 | Rand Corp, January 1, 1995, cover price $6.00 | About this edition: The study concludes that 35-42 percent of claimed medical costs for automobile injuries are excess.

Data Cleaning Procedures for the 1993 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Employer Health Insurance Survey

Product Description: The 1993 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Employer Health Insurance Survey was a part of the Foundation's State Initiatives in Health Care Reform program, which provides funding and technical assistance to states developing and undertaking reforms to expand health insurance coverage...read more

By Roald Euller, Stephen H. Long, M. Susan Marquis, Rand Corporation (corporate author) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (corporate author)

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9780833025227 | Rand Corp, June 1, 1997, cover price $9.00 | About this edition: The 1993 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Employer Health Insurance Survey was a part of the Foundation's State Initiatives in Health Care Reform program, which provides funding and technical assistance to states developing and undertaking reforms to expand health insurance coverage.

Data Cleaning Procedures for the 1993 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Family Health Insurance Survey

Product Description: RAND and Mathematica policy Research of Princeton, NJ, collaboratively designed the survey to investigate a health-insurance coverage, as well as access to and use of health services, in each of ten states.

By Linda M. Andrews, Stephen H. Long, M. Susan Marquis, Rand Corporation (corporate author) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (corporate author)

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9780833025234 | Rand Corp, June 1, 1997, cover price $9.00 | About this edition: RAND and Mathematica policy Research of Princeton, NJ, collaboratively designed the survey to investigate a health-insurance coverage, as well as access to and use of health services, in each of ten states.

Data Quality Problems in Army Logistics: Classification, Examples, and Solutions

Product Description: There is a widespread agreement that the data in Army logistics information systems have severe quality problems. This study develops a classification scheme for data quality problems and applies it to several problem logistics data elements, primarily the End Item Code (EIC), a key data element in the Central Demand Data Base...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Arroyo Center (corporate author), Lionel A. Galway, Christopher H. Hanks, Rand Corporation (corporate author) and United States Army (corporate author)

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9780833024176 | Rand Corp, September 1, 1996, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: There is a widespread agreement that the data in Army logistics information systems have severe quality problems.

Defense System Cost Performance Data Base: Cost Growth Analysis Using Sars

Product Description: The difference between estimated and actual costs--cost growth--in weapon system development has been a recurring problem. To facilitate long-term, comprehensive, and consistent analysis of weapon system cost growth, RAND has developed the Defense Systems Cost Performance Database (DSCPD)...read more

By Jeffrey A. Drezner, Jeanne M. Jarvaise, National Defense Research Institute (other contributor) and Dan Norton

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9780833023445 | Rand Corp, June 1, 1996, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The difference between estimated and actual costs--cost growth--in weapon system development has been a recurring problem.

Design and Feasibility of an Employer Workforce Survey

By Julie Brown, Marc N. Elliott, Pamela Farley Short and United States Department of Health and Human Services (corporate author)

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9780833025722 | Rand Corp, November 1, 1997, cover price $55.01

E-Vision 2000: Key Issues That Will Shape Our Energy Future Summary of Proceedings, Scenario Analysis, Expert Elicitation, and Submitted Papers

By Rand Corporation

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9780833030542 | Rand Corp, October 1, 2001, cover price $25.00

The Economic Dimensions of National Security

Product Description: The end of the Cold War has shifted attention from military threats to other things that might negatively affect the people of the United States.

By C. R. Neu, Rand Corporation (corporate author), United States Department of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense (corporate author) and Charles Wolf

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9780833015662 | Rand Corp, January 1, 1994, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The end of the Cold War has shifted attention from military threats to other things that might negatively affect the people of the United States.

Emergency Responder Injuries and Fatalities: An Analysis of Surveillance Data

By Ari N. Houser (editor) and Rand Corporation (corporate author)

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9780833035653 | Rand Corp, April 1, 2004, cover price $20.00

Energy Effects of Ending the Department of Defense's Use of Chemicals That Deplete Stratospheric Ozone

By Frank A. Camm, Beth E. Lachman and United States Assistant Secretary of Defense (corporate author)

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9780833013903 | Rand Corp, August 1, 1994, cover price $13.00

Enlisted Personnel Trends in the Selected Reserve, 1986-1994

By Richard J. Buddin, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, National Defense Research Institute (other contributor) and Rand Corporation (corporate author)

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9780833023667 | Rand Corp, November 1, 1996, cover price $15.00

Enlisted Personnel Trends in the Selected Reserve, 1986-1994: An Executive Summary

Product Description: This report focuses on the Selected Reserve enlisted force and its changing profile, set against the context of the military drawdown.

By Richard J. Buddin, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, National Defense Research Institute (other contributor) and Rand Corporation (corporate author)

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9780833023650 | Rand Corp, November 1, 1996, cover price $7.50 | About this edition: This report focuses on the Selected Reserve enlisted force and its changing profile, set against the context of the military drawdown.

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