Economics, Politics, and American Public Policy

Name: Economics, Politics, and American Public Policy
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ISBN: 9780765637703

ISBN-10: 0765637707

ISBN-13: 9780765637703

Edition: 2nd 2013 (Revised)

Authors: James J. Gosling, Marc Allen Eisner

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This text introduces students to the interrelationship of politics and economics in American public policymaking: how economic concerns have been legislated into law since Franklin Roosevelt's time and how politics (e.g., Washington gridlock) affects the economy and the making of public policy. Students learn how to measure various indicators of economic performance, how the U.S. economy works (domestically and with international linkages), and how and why policymakers act to stabilize an economy in an economic downturn. Additionally, many social insurance programs (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid) are explained and the current fiscal issues concerning current/future costs are treated…

Book details

List price: $62.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/16/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Preface



An Introduction to America's Political Economy



Measuring Economic Performance



Fiscal Policy



Monetary Policy



Deficits and Debt



America in a Global Economy



Government Regulation and Deregulation



Government and Social Provisioning



Rising Inequality and the Middle-Class Squeeze



The Great Recession


Glossary


Index


About the Authors