Economic policies of the United States in the 1990s

Author: Jeffrey Frank
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book sets the standard for timely and rigorous economic policy analysis. The breadth and quality of its coverage will enable readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the economic events, experiences, and lessons of the 1990s in the United States. The book is comprehensive, offering many important insights and discussing the experiences and lessons of policy-making and implementation during the Clinton administration—both the good and the bad, and even some unpleasant aspects. The main part of the book covers macroeconomic policy, microeconomic policy, and social economic policy. It also describes the decision-making bodies and procedures of economic policy. The main features of this book are:
Authoritative, with contributors and reviewers being scholars in their respective fields, as well as key economic policy makers in the Clinton administration and members of the decision-making bodies of international organizations.
Systematic, the book provides a comprehensive historical analysis of all aspects of economic policy, not only including monetary and fiscal policy in general terms but also covering many areas that determined the 1990s economy, such as finance, trade, environment, industrial organization, the information industry, labor, education, welfare, and healthcare.
Balanced, with contributors and reviewers typically representing a mix of different viewpoints.
Forward-looking, the book not only looks back at history but also discusses emerging economic phenomena and policies from the 1990s that will have a long-term impact on the future.