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Fall 2005 — Vol. 29, No. 3

COVER STORY

Many Happy Returns

Early Childhood Programs Entail Costs, but the Paybacks Could Be Substantial
By Lynn A. Karoly, M. Rebecca Kilburn, Jill S. Cannon, James H. Bigelow, and Rachel Christina

Centerpiece

A Variety of Early Childhood Interventions Have Generated Favorable Economic Returns

On the Cover:

Kira Rivet, left, and Elijah Martineau, both 4, embrace as they sing at the Lad & Lassie Preschool at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church in Lansing, Mich., in May.
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Message from the Editor

News

What English patients want

What American doctors need

What U.S. taxpayers do not cover

What the Chinese should not export

Perspectives

Best of Both Worlds?
A View of the Changing Workplace

Features:

In Search of Energy Security

Will New Sources and Technologies Reduce Our Vulnerability to Major Disruptions?
By James T. Bartis, Mark A. Bernstein, Tom LaTourrette, and Debra Knopman

Sidebar: Better Resource Assessments Would Improve Resource Development

Bulging Repertoires

Treatments and Complications for the Overweight and Obese Expand with the Population
By Margaret Maglione, Lisa Shugarman, and Melony Sorbero

RAND Review

Fall 2005 — Vol. 29, No. 3

COVER STORY

Many Happy Returns

Early Childhood Programs Entail Costs, but the Paybacks Could Be Substantial
By Lynn A. Karoly, M. Rebecca Kilburn, Jill S. Cannon, James H. Bigelow, and Rachel Christina

Centerpiece

A Variety of Early Childhood Interventions Have Generated Favorable Economic Returns

On the Cover:

Kira Rivet, left, and Elijah Martineau, both 4, embrace as they sing at the Lad & Lassie Preschool at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church in Lansing, Mich., in May.
AP/AL GOLDIS

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Contents:

Perspectives

Best of Both Worlds?
A View of the Changing Workplace

Features:

In Search of Energy Security

Will New Sources and Technologies Reduce Our Vulnerability to Major Disruptions?
By James T. Bartis, Mark A. Bernstein, Tom LaTourrette, and Debra Knopman

Bulging Repertoires

Treatments and Complications for the Overweight and Obese Expand with the Population
By Margaret Maglione, Lisa Shugarman, and Melony Sorbero

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Fall 2005 — Vol. 29, No. 3

COVER STORY

Many Happy Returns

Early Childhood Programs Entail Costs, but the Paybacks Could Be Substantial By Lynn A. Karoly, M. Rebecca Kilburn, Jill S. Cannon, James H. Bigelow, and Rachel Christina

Centerpiece

A Variety of Early Childhood Interventions Have Generated Favorable Economic Returns

On the Cover:

Kira Rivet, left, and Elijah Martineau, both 4, embrace as they sing at the Lad & Lassie Preschool at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church in Lansing, Mich., in May.AP/AL GOLDIS

View this issue in PDF format:

Contents:

Perspectives

Best of Both Worlds? A View of the Changing Workplace

Features:

In Search of Energy Security

Will New Sources and Technologies Reduce Our Vulnerability to Major Disruptions? By James T. Bartis, Mark A. Bernstein, Tom LaTourrette, and Debra Knopman

Bulging Repertoires

Treatments and Complications for the Overweight and Obese Expand with the Population By Margaret Maglione, Lisa Shugarman, and Melony Sorbero

Early Childhood Programs Entail Costs, but the Paybacks Could Be Substantial
By Lynn A. Karoly, M. Rebecca Kilburn, Jill S. Cannon, James H. Bigelow, and Rachel Christina

Kira Rivet, left, and Elijah Martineau, both 4, embrace as they sing at the Lad & Lassie Preschool at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church in Lansing, Mich., in May.
AP/AL GOLDIS

Best of Both Worlds?
A View of the Changing Workplace

Will New Sources and Technologies Reduce Our Vulnerability to Major Disruptions?
By James T. Bartis, Mark A. Bernstein, Tom LaTourrette, and Debra Knopman

Treatments and Complications for the Overweight and Obese Expand with the Population
By Margaret Maglione, Lisa Shugarman, and Melony Sorbero