'Hot-Clicks' on the Net: The Newest Websites From the Hoover Institution Provide Detailed Analysis of National and International 'Hot Topics'.News Editors/Political & Government Writers STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000 The Hoover Institution The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded by Herbert Hoover at Stanford University, his alma mater. The Institution was founded in 1919 and over time has amassed a huge archive of documentation related to President website features three new topical sites on "hot" issues in world politics and economics. -- Campaign Finance at www.campaignfinancesite.org looks at campaign finance reform Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns. by tracing its history, studying current regulations and legislation, and analyzing court cases and reform proposals. The site explores fundamental questions surrounding the issue -- "What is the effect of money on elections? Do controls on the use of campaign contributions and expenditures limit free speech?" The site is complemented by the newly published Political Money: Deregulating de·reg·u·late tr.v. de·reg·u·lat·ed, de·reg·u·lat·ing, de·reg·u·lates To free from regulation, especially to remove government regulations from: deregulate the airline industry. American Politics (Hoover Institution Press, 2000) edited by Annelise Anderson. -- The International Monetary Fund at www.imfsite.org confronts some of the most controversial issues regarding the role of the IMF IMF See: International Monetary Fund IMF See International Monetary Fund (IMF). in the world economy. The site asks point-blank, "Does the fund promote international economic stability or does it produce financial chaos?" and "What are taxpayers receiving in exchange for their contributions to the IMF?" Many articles from the Hoover Institution Press' recent publication The International Monetary Fund -- Financial Medic to the World? A Primer on Mission, Operations, and Public Policy Issues (Hoover Institution Press, 1999) can also be found on this website. -- The Russian Economy at www.russiaeconomy.org analyzes Russia's turbulent economic situation today. The site investigates the complex issues that have driven Russia to near ruin and set forth policy proposals to aid Russia's recovery. The sites are designed to give policymakers and the general public quick, easy access to the best analysis of these issues available. All three sites, which can also be accessed through the Hoover Institution homepage at www.hoover.org, are regularly updated with the latest information on the issues. The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, founded at Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. in 1919 by Herbert Hoover, who went on to become the 31st president of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. , is an interdisciplinary research center for advanced study on domestic and international affairs Noun 1. international affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" world affairs affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" . |
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