Based on extensive primary source analysis and in-depth interviews with key figures in the field of public debt administration and policy development, this volume presents a comprehensive history of the U.S. public debt from 1775--when the first debt was incurred to finance the Revolutionary War--to the present. The authors document how the public debt has accumulated and review the methods the government has employed to manage and administer it. They describe the impact of wars, depressions, and macroeconomic policy on the growth of the debt and detail how the handling of the debt was linked to the evolution of the banking system. Their goal throughout is to put the current debt situation into historical perspective, providing an objective evaluation of both the current levels of debt growth and the effectiveness of debt management policies and administration.
Following an introductory chapter, the study is arranged chronologically and begins with three chapters which describe the management of the public debt through 1900--a period during which the public debt was relatively small and its management simple. The debt was small, the authors show, because prevailing attitudes toward public finance fostered a fiscal system that relied on balanced budgets, except in wartime. The remaining chapters focus on twentieth century debt growth, administration, and management. A shift in policy away from balanced budgets and a public attitude of less concern about payment of the public debt have made federal budget deficits the norm, the authors demonstrate, and such running deficits require complex debt administration measures. The evolution of the system of debt management and administration that is coordinated by the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, and the Bureau of Public Debt is a major focus of these chapters. Challenging the views of many analysts and observers, the authors conclude that the recent growth of the public debt is no greater than that which has occurred in other periods, and that government policies of debt management and administration have been effective and timely and have made good use of modern technology. An important contribution to the literature of economic history, this book will also be of significant interest to scholars in economic policy, economic theory, and public policy.

The Public Debt of the United States: An Historical Perspective, 1775-1990

Business & Money

Cantor, Jeffrey A.

Stabile, Donald R.

Economics

Praeger

This book is a comprehensive guide to academic writing and publishing. It approaches the subject from a descriptive foundation for understanding academic tenure and promotion decisionmaking. The book then treats the considerations for selecting the avenues open to an academic for publishing: conference papers, grants, journals, scholarly books, texts, and popular or trade books. Each avenue is given a chapter-length discussion. Electronic media is also described in detail. Finally, Cantor offers a view of the marketing of a book product.

A Guide to Academic Writing

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Greenwood

Addresses joint initiatives and programs from higher education and business and industry outside the academy. Features college and university use of computer-based technologies to deliver instruction, the growth of the corporate university-training and human resource development, and college-developed training delivered on site to local businesses and industries.

Higher Education Outside the Academy

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Jossey-Bass

This volume reviews the trends in professional continuing education, including the major players - professional associations, commercial vendors, proprietary schools, not-for-profit organizations, and more - partnerships between the academy and employers, and what makes continuing education programs successful. The professional continuing education market in the United States continues to grow. U.S. employers spent more than $51 billion annually on employee training in the 1990s. This monograph reviews the recent literature and focuses on the reasons for the huge expansion of the professional continuing education market: competitive world economies that are technology-driven; the modern citizen who has family and job demands; the constantly evolving technology that affects both work and learning; and the world of higher education that is poised to participate in the community and, in turn, generate additional revenues. This is volume 32, number 2, of the ASHE Higher Education Report, a bi-monthly journal published by Jossey-Bass. See our entire list of ASHE Higher Education Report titles for a wide variety of critical issues facing Higher Education today.   

Lifelong Learning and the Academy: The Changing Nature of Continuing Education: The Changing Nature of Continuing Education

Higher & Continuing Education

This book is written to help parents of special needs children understand and navigate the educational system. The book describes the various ways parents can be involved in planning and delivering a special education program for their child. Communication between school, medical practitioner, and parents is the key ingredient to success in these endeavors. This is the central theme of the book. Topics covered include: proper diagnosis of the disability; confirmation of perceived problems; parental coping strategies; assessment; educational program identification; IEP program planning processes; interfacing with school system organizations; finding support groups and information; and due process.As important as parental involvement in a child's education is for a healthy child, it is even more essential for the special needs child. The authors have found that the school system is not always a friendly organization when it comes to parental involvement. Yet a parent's involvement in diagnostic and placement procedures, and overseeing and measuring progress is a right. This book will guide parents in exercising these rights to total involvement in the process.

Parents' Guide to Special Needs Schooling: Early Intervention Years

Parenting & Relationships

Cantor, Ruth F.

Parenting

Illustrates how a changing U.S. economy demands a revival of employer-based workforce training and suggests a new model of apprenticeship founded on the best of practices past and present, overseas and at home.• Includes excerpts from interviews and observations from the author's travels through Europe, where apprenticeship has been revitalized with great success• Discusses the current best practices and potential of community colleges collaborating with employers to facilitate apprenticeship training and college credit/courses• Includes sidebars that document how local or regional collaboratives for registered apprenticeship at community colleges can have a tremendous economic development benefit• Describes real-world employer experiences with apprenticeship, offering insightful commentary on what works and doesn't work from their diverse perspectives―including employers abroad

21st-Century Apprenticeship: Best Practices for Building a World-Class Workforce

Job Hunting & Careers

Apprenticeship education and training programs for today's youth and tomorrow's workers have become increasingly important in today's schools. This guide provides examples and tools for designing and developing apprenticeship education and training programs. Industry, labor, education, and government leaders are concerned with strategies to improve the skills of America's current and future workers. A key to the solution is shared responsibility for worker preparation based upon industry derived training standards, which this guide outlines.

Cooperative Apprenticeships: A School-to-Work Handbook

Management & Leadership

R&L Education

This review of the literature focuses on experiential learning in higher education. While the literature suggests that experiential learning is a necessary and vital component of formal instruction in colleges and universities, controversy never-the-less exists among scholars and educators about its place and use.

Experiential Learning in Higher Education: Linking Classroom and Community (J-B ASHE Higher Education Report Series (AEHE))

This book is a one-stop guide for trainers/instructors of adults in industry, business, or the professions. Written for all levels, from novice to expert instructor, it presents the fundamental principles and skills of successful instruction, with practical examples that illustrate or clarify concepts. This newly revised edition has been expanded and updated to include the use of computers and software in the classroom, especially computer-based testing and computer-assisted instruction and technology. 
This book includes discussion on how to: 
--communicate clearly --motivate adult learners --write and use instructional objectives --plan effective lessons --select instructional methods --develop and construct tests --evaluate lessons, courses, and programs

Delivering Instruction to Adult Learners

Wall & Emerson, Inc.

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Books by Cantor, Jeffrey A.

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The Public Debt of the United States: An Historical Perspective, 1775-1990

A Guide to Academic Writing

A Guide to Academic Writing

Higher Education Outside the Academy

Lifelong Learning and the Academy: The Changing Nature of Continuing Education: The Changing Nature of Continuing Education

Parents' Guide to Special Needs Schooling: Early Intervention Years

21st-Century Apprenticeship: Best Practices for Building a World-Class Workforce

Cooperative Apprenticeships: A School-to-Work Handbook

Experiential Learning in Higher Education: Linking Classroom and Community (J-B ASHE Higher Education Report Series (AEHE))

Delivering Instruction to Adult Learners