Federal budget policy and the surplus

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Feature Articles

Federal Budgeting in an Era of Surpluses
Jeff Lemieux

Interview with Barry Anderson, Deputy Director of the Congressional Budget Office

Interview with Sylvia Mathews, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget

Interview with Robert Reischauer, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

Interview with Congressman Bill Thomas (R-CA), Member of the House Ways and Means Committee

Other Articles

The Effect of Private Education on Political Participation, Social Capital, and Tolerance: An Examination of the Latino National Political Survey
Jay P. Greene, Joseph Giammo, and Nicole Mellow

A Dubious Future: The Challenge of Welfare Reform in New York City
Andrew Stettner

Book Reviews

New Perspectives on Economic Growth and Technological Innovation, by F.M> Scherer
Daniel Pick

Private Property and the Endangered Species Act – Saving Habitats, Protecting Homes, by Jason F. Shogren
Erika A. Kroetch

Making a Killing, by Tom Diaz
Heath Einstein and Jens Ludwig

Preventative Defense – A New Security Strategy for America, by Ashton B. Carter and William J. Perry
Paul Jeffrey Shulman

An Ounce of Prevention, A Pound of Uncertainty: The Cost Effectiveness of School-Based Drug Prevention Programs, by Jonathan B. Caulkins, C. Peter Rydell, Susan S. Everingham, James Chiesa, and Shawn Bushway
Leslie V. Gordon