Contemporary Economic Issues
E-Book Overview
Aside from war and peace, most of today's important public issues are economic ones.Can U.S. economic leadership be sustained?Should we include environmental and worker protections in trade pacts?What, if any, are the side effects of minimum-wage laws?Is immigration good for the U.S. economy?What's the best way to cut pollution?These 48 lectures address six major themes that cover the entire spectrum of policy debate over our economic well-being and our future: the forces of competitionAmerica's workersinvesting in America's futurebudget and monetary policiestrade and exchange-rate policya tour of the global economy.
E-Book Information
-
Year: 1,998
-
Pages: 36
-
Pages In File: 36
-
Language: English
-
Topic: 305
-
Library: mexmat
-
Issue: 13
-
Org File Size: 3,245,137
-
Extension: pdf