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Macroeconomic Issues Today: Alternative Approaches, Eighth Edition
Authored by: Robert B Carson; Wade L. Thomas; Jason Hecht
 





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Information: 264pp. Tables, figures, selected readings, index.
Publication Date: April 2005.  

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Description: Now revised and updated to reflect critical changes in economic policy since the last edition, Macroeconomic Issues Today, Eighth Edition, provides Conservative, Liberal, and Radical interpretations and solutions for seven current macroeconomic issues, including all-new coverage of the Social Security debate.


Selected Contents:
Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. Introduction
Alternative Economic Philosophies: A Survey of Conservative, Liberal, and Radical Critiques
Part II. Problems of Aggregate Economic Policy
Issue 1 Macroeconomic Instability: Are We Depression-Proof?
Issue 2 Economic Growth and Stability: Can We Maintain High and Steady Rates of Economic Growth?
Issue 3 Balancing the Federal Budget: Should We Be Worried About the Rising Federal Deficit?
Issue 4 Unemployment: Is Joblessness an Overrated Problem?
Issue 5 Inflation: Can Price Pressures Be Kept Under Control?
Issue 6 The New Population Problem: Can We Save Our Social Security System?
Issue 7 International Economics: Where Does America Fit into the New World Order?
Part III. Conclusion
Reprise: The Market Versus Planning and Controls: Which Strategy Works Better?
Final Thoughts and Suggested Readings
Index
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