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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Guide to U.S. Economic Policy shows students and researchers how issues and actions are translated into public policies for resolving economic problems (like the Great Recession) or managing economic conflict (like the left-right ideological split over the role of government regulation in markets). Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the guide highlights decision-making cycles requiring the cooperation of government, business, and an informed citizenry to achieve a comprehensive approach to a successful, growth-oriented economic policy. Through 30 topical, operational, and relational essays, the book addresses the development of U.S. Economic policies from the colonial period to today; the federal agencies and public and private organizations that influence and administer economic policies; the challenges of balancing economic development with environmental and social goals; and the role of the U.S. In international organizations such as the IMF and WTO. Key Features: 30 essays by experts in the field investigate the fundamental economic, political, social, and process initiatives that drive policy decisions affecting the nation's economic stability and success.; Essential themes traced throughout the chapters include scarcity, wealth creation, theories of economic growth and macroeconomic management, controlling inflation and unemployment, poverty, the role of government agencies and regulations to police markets, Congress vs. the president, investment policies, economic indicators, the balance of trade, and the immediate and long-term costs associated with economic policy alternatives.; A glossary of key economic terms and events, a summary of bureaus and agencies charged with economic policy decisions, a master bibliography, and a thorough index appear at the back of the book. |
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GUIDE TO U.S. ECONOMIC POLICY-COVER; GUIDE TO U.S. ECONOMIC POLICY; COPYRIGHT PAGE; SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ABOUT THE EDITORS; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION: THE UNEVEN PATH OF ECONOMIC POLICYMAKING; PART I: EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC POLICY (1790s-TODAY); CHAPTER 1: EARLY U.S. ECONOMIC POLICY: JEFFERSON VERSUS HAMILTON (1790s-1816); CHAPTER 2: THE UNRESTRAINED BUSINESS CYCLE: BOOM AND BUST (1815-1900); CHAPTER 3: GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION: TRUST-BUSTING TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (1900-1929). |
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CHAPTER 4: THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND ITS AFTERMATH (1929-1950s)CHAPTER 5: THE U.S. ECONOMY SINCE WORLD WAR II: UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH, INFLATION, AND STAGFLATION (1945-2007); CHAPTER 6: THE GREAT RECESSION: UNPRECEDENTED ECONOMIC CHALLENGES (2007-PRESENT); PART II: GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMIC PUBLIC POLICY (1950s-TODAY); CHAPTER 7: ECONOMIC POLICY AND THE PRESIDENT, THE CABINET, AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH (1950s-PRESENT); CHAPTER 8: HOW CONGRESS HAS SHAPED ECONOMIC POLICY IN THE POSTWAR PERIOD; CHAPTER 9: THE FINAL WORD? THE SUPREME COURT AND ECONOMIC POLICY IN POSTWAR AMERICA. |
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CHAPTER 10: FEDERALISM: CONFLICTS AMONG LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL OBJECTIVES (1950s-PRESENT)CHAPTER 11: HOW U.S. ECONOMIC POLICYMAKING WORKS: RELATIONSHIPS, CONNECTIONS, AND OVERLAPS (1950s-PRESENT); CHAPTER 12: LOBBYISTS AND THE MEDIA: IMPACT ON ECONOMIC POLICY (1970s-PRESENT); CHAPTER 13: BANKING, INVESTING, THE CREATION OF WEALTH, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH (1970s-PRESENT); CHAPTER 14: THE ROLE OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM IN TODAY'S ECONOMY (1970s-PRESENT); CHAPTER 15: TAX POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES (1960-PRESENT). |
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PART III: CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC ISSUES: GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND SOLUTIONS (1980s-TODAY)CHAPTER 16: THE U.S. TRADE DEFICIT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE (1980s-PRESENT); CHAPTER 17: TRADE, FINANCE, AND GLOBALIZATION (1980s-PRESENT); CHAPTER 18: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FEDERAL EDUCATION POLICY (2000-PRESENT); CHAPTER 19: ECONOMIC PUBLIC POLICY, THE ENERGY CRISIS, AND NATURAL RESOURCES (2000s-PRESENT); CHAPTER 20: ECONOMIC PUBLIC POLICY, INNOVATION, AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES (2000s-PRESENT). |
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CHAPTER 21: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE GREAT RECESSION: GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC AND MICROECONOMIC GOVERNANCE (2000s-PRESENT)PART IV: CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC POLICY CHALLENGES (2000s-TODAY); CHAPTER 22: ECONOMIC CLASSES: THE POOR, THE SHRINKING MIDDLE CLASS, AND THE WEALTHY (2000s-PRESENT); CHAPTER 23: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET AND PUBLIC POLICY (2000s-PRESENT) ; CHAPTER 24: THE FISCAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION: THE CURRENT DEBATE; CHAPTER 25: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC POLICY (2000s-PRESENT); CHAPTER 26. ECONOMIC PUBLIC POLICY: AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE (2000s-PRESENT). |
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United States -- Economic policy.
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United States. |
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Economic policy. |
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Electronic books.
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Wright, Robert E. (Robert Eric), 1969-
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Zeiler, Thomas W.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Guide to U.S. economic policy. Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Reference/CQ Press, [2014] 9781452270777 (DLC) 2014003267 (OCoLC)870147496 |
| ISBN |
1483346579 (electronic book) |
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9781483346571 (electronic book) |
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9781452270784 |
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1452270783 |
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9781452270777 (hardcover) |
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1452270775 (hardcover) |
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