Barack Obama, committed to ideas of social justice, has attempted to transform the United States ... more Barack Obama, committed to ideas of social justice, has attempted to transform the United States into a European-style welfare state via taxation, regulation and legislation, in particular the Affordable Care Act (‘Obamacare’), a medical insurance system that de facto is nationalizing one-sixth of the nation's economy. But a slowing economy, mounting unemployment, and increasingly powerful central bureaucracy caught up in spying and other scandals and a disastrous launch of Obamacare are producing a rising tide of resistance and a reaffirmation of individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution. If Obama prevails he will be hailed as another take-off president. If his initiatives are overwhelmed by opposition forces, the effect will restore and strengthen constitutional guarantees that are currently under attack.
This edited volume has been designed to introduce those with an interest in the policy sciences t... more This edited volume has been designed to introduce those with an interest in the policy sciences to the field of nonlinear dynamics and complex systems, and their application to a wide range of policy-related issues. It is intended to inform both those who are looking for an introduction to the rapidly growing research in nonlinear dynamics and complexity, as well as those with extensive backgrounds in this area.
Barack Obama, committed to ideas of social justice, has attempted to transform the United States ... more Barack Obama, committed to ideas of social justice, has attempted to transform the United States into a European-style welfare state via taxation, regulation and legislation, in particular the Affordable Care Act (‘Obamacare’), a medical insurance system that de facto is nationalizing one-sixth of the nation's economy. But a slowing economy, mounting unemployment, and increasingly powerful central bureaucracy caught up in spying and other scandals and a disastrous launch of Obamacare are producing a rising tide of resistance and a reaffirmation of individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution. If Obama prevails he will be hailed as another take-off president. If his initiatives are overwhelmed by opposition forces, the effect will restore and strengthen constitutional guarantees that are currently under attack.
This edited volume has been designed to introduce those with an interest in the policy sciences t... more This edited volume has been designed to introduce those with an interest in the policy sciences to the field of nonlinear dynamics and complex systems, and their application to a wide range of policy-related issues. It is intended to inform both those who are looking for an introduction to the rapidly growing research in nonlinear dynamics and complexity, as well as those with extensive backgrounds in this area.
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