Washington, DC - Imagine living in North Korea or Cuba, where 90% of your earnings are taxed to pay for luxurious presidential palaces and lavish parties while you barely survive. How much a government takes from its citizens, and what that money is spent on, makes up a country’s economic policy. How has the United States determined its own economic policy through history? How has that changing policy through the years affected our standard of living? The new Guide to U.S. Economic Policy, published by CQ Press, answers these questions.

Washington, DC. From the rise of the militant group ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), and the outbreak of Ebola that caused international alarm, to the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate, 2014 was full of newsworthy events.

SAGE Publishing is a global independent academic and professional publisher of journals, textbooks, reference books and databases. This month sees the company branching out from its usual publishing programme to release its first ever textbook written in the form of a novel with graphic elements.

Early educational experiences can shape children’s learning, behavior, and relationship skills. How do parents, schools, and policymakers support and optimize these programs? Out today, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education explores the issues and concepts surrounding early childhood education from birth through eight years of age.

How can couples and families effectively navigate issues such as divorce, teen parenting, or job loss? Launching as a four-volume set, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling covers an array of theories, approaches, and techniques in the field and applies them to various life events that affect families and couples.

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These guidelines should be followed by authors of Contributions published in a Sage subscription journal, including authors whose Contributions were published under a previous version of the author guidelines.  For a list of exceptions to these guidelines, please see below.
 

Three versions of the Contribution are referenced in these guidelines:

A new American Government textbook harnesses the power of narrative for teaching students American politics and processes – from the nation’s founding to the current political environment. With inspiring stories about a mix of historical and lesser-known individuals such as Martin Luther King Jr., Edward Snowden, and the individuals involved in Occupy Wall Street, American Government: Stories of a Nation, by Scott Abernathy, is available today from CQ Press (a SAGE Publishing imprint).

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Los Angeles, CA. SAGE Publishing announces the relaunch of its popular MethodSpace website, a free-entry online community with over 20,000 registered social and behavioral science researchers. The revamped site includes a hub focused on how social science research is using big data.