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The U.S. economy
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- Creator
- Debra A. Miller, book editor
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press/Gale Cengage Learning, [2010]
- ©2010
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 190 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780737747119, 0737747110, 9780737747126, 0737747129
- OCLC
- ocn441154039
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Are there serious problems with the U.S. economy? The U.S. economy is in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression / John Paul Rossi ; The U.S. housing market is in a terrible slump / Julie Haviv ; The solvency crisis for U.S. banks may be far from over / Douglas J. Elliott ; The deteriorating U.S. economy is swelling the ranks of the homeless / Oliver Burkeman ; The recession is global and deeper than previously thought / Timothy R. Homan and Simon Kennedy ; The U.S. job market is no longer in free fall / Gary Burtless ; The recession appears to be lifting / Jeannine Aversa ; The U.S. economy will gradually rebound in the future / Merle David Kellerhals Jr. -- Are the government's anti-recession policies working? The government is responding to the economic crisis with extraordinary actions / Barack Obama ; The Federal Reserve's monetary policies have helped prevent a major depression / Mike Whitney ; Most Americans are confident of President Obama's ability to respond to the economic crisis / Frank Newport ; President Obama's economic policies are delaying economic recovery / Peter Ferrara ; President Obama's stimulus package may eventually cause another recession / Martin Hutchinson ; Even if there is an economic revival, long-term economic problems remain / Lee Sustar -- Is the growing U.S. debt a threat to Americans? President Obama's deficit spending could trigger a future financial crisis / Robert J. Samuelson ; Foreign creditors will not buy unlimited amounts of U.S. debt / Peter Schiff ; President Obama is serious about cutting deficit spending once the economic crisis is resolved / Associated Press ; Deficit spending to prevent economic, environmental, or social disasters is justified / Joe Conason ; There are no dire consequences if China stops buying U.S. debt / Dean Baker -- How can the government stabilize the U.S. economy in the future? More fiscal stimulus is needed to reverse the economic decline / Mark Weisbrot ; The United States must break up the big banks' financial oligarchy to achieve true reform / Simon Johnson ; The government should reduce taxes to stimulate economic growth / Jimmy Sengenberger ; Health care reform is a vital part of economic recovery / New American Foundation ; Immigration reform is essential for long-term economic growth / American Chronicle ; The United States must embark on a sweeping program of structural modernization / Michael Lind ; Policy makers must adopt a new regulatory framework to prevent future financial abuses / Martin Neil Baily and Robert E. Litan