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In language that is understandable to non-economists, this work introduces readers to the interrelationship of politics and economics in America - how economics influences public policy and how public policy can impact the economy. Readers learn how the U.S. economy works (domestically and in its global connectedness), how to measure economic performance, how government intervenes in the market to... Read more
List of Figures and Tables; Preface; 1. An Introduction to America's Political Economy; 2. Measuring Economic Performance; 3. Monetary Policy Making; 4. Fiscal Policy Making; 5. Deficits and Debt; 6. America in the Global Economy; 7. Government Regulation and Deregulation; 8. Government and Social Provisioning; 9. Distributing the Benefits of Economic Growth: Rising Income Inequality and the Middle-Class Squeeze; Glossary; Index.
Biography
James J Gosling has taught Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Utah. His recent books include Politics and Policy in American States and Communities. [with Dennis L Dresang], 6th edition 2008, Budgetary politics in American governments, 4th edition, 2006 and Understanding, in Forming, and appraising public policy, 2004.
