Buch, Englisch, 1131 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 1801 g
Buch, Englisch, 1131 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 1801 g
ISBN: 978-0-262-06230-5
Verlag: Penguin Random House LLC
The 1990s saw the best economic performance in the United States in three decades.
Strong economic growth and falling unemployment were accompanied by low inflation and rising budget
surpluses. Although personal bankruptcies climbed, the personal saving rate fell, and the trade
deficit expanded, overall, U.S. economic performance during the 1990s was outstanding.This book is a
unique attempt to write the first history of the making of American economic policy during the
1990s. One way to view it is as a "debriefing" of those who made the decisions. Each chapter is
devoted to a particular area of economic policy and consists of a background paper written by
leading academic economists together with short essays by prominent policymakers, many of whom
served in the Clinton administration or previous administrations, and by independent observers. The
questions asked about each policy area include: What were the pros and cons of alternative options
under consideration? What decision was made? What were the relevant economic arguments for that
decision, and what political interests were served? Were other options missing from consideration?
Is it possible to judge whether the decision was the right one? Are there lessons for the
future?
