Economic Policy Beyond the Headlines

Name: Economic Policy Beyond the Headlines
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ISBN: 9780226755991

ISBN-10: 0226755991

ISBN-13: 9780226755991

Edition: 2nd 1998

Authors: George P. Shultz, Kenneth W. Dam

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Drawing from their experience as government insiders, George P. Shultz and Kenneth W. Dam show how economic policy is shaped at the highest levels of government. They reveal the interconnections between economic, social, and international policy, covering issues such as the advocacy system and the role of the individual in shaping policy. A new chapter, 'A Changed World,' explores the various influences of our increasingly global economy on economic strategy. With rare candor, authority and breadth of vision, Shultz and Dam have produced a brilliant introduction to economic policy, its principles, and practice. "A model of brevity and lucidity . . . [Economic Policy Beyond the Headlines]…

Book details

Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 6/20/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 249
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

A former deputy secretary in the U.S. Departments of Treasury and State, Ken Dam focuses on economic and U.S. foreign policy; national security; and science and technology. He is also a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.



Preface to the Second Edition


Introduction



Themes Inflation and Unemployment



The Myth of Budget Tuning



Tax Policy and the Taxpayer



The Life Cycle of Wage and Price Controls



Income Security: The Vital Trade-on International Economic Policy



International Monetary Policy



International Trade Policy: New Dimensions to Old Problems Organizing and Reorganizations



Organizations and Reorganizations



Energy and the Marketplace



Tools for a Constructive Economic Policy



A Changed World Reader's Guide


Notes on Sources


Index


About the Authors