| Description |
1 online resource (310 pages) |
| Series |
National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report |
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National Bureau of Economic Research project report.
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| Contents |
Politics and Economics in the Eighties; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Elections and the Economy in the 1980s: Short- and Long-Term Effects; 2. Leaning into the Wind or Ducking out of the Storm: U.S. Monetary Policy in the 1980s; 3. Party Governance and U.S. Budget Deficits: Divided Government and Fiscal Stalemate; 4. Changes in Welfare Policy in the 1980s; 5. The Politics of Tax Reform in the 1980s; 6. Political Foundations of the Thrift Debacle; 7. The Spatial Mapping of Minimum Wage Legislation; 8. U.S. Trade Policy-making in the Eighties; Contributors; Name Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
Is the federal budget deficit a result of congressional deadlocks, gross miscalculation of economic trends, or a Republican strategy to tie the budgetary hands of future Democratic leadership? To what extend does the partisan split between Congress and the executive branch constrain the president's agenda? In this volume, political scientists and economists tackle these and many other contentious issues, offering a variety of analytical perspectives. Certain to provoke controversy, this interdisciplinary volume brings together policy experts to provide a coherent analysis of the most important |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Economics -- Political aspects -- United States
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Economic policy -- Decision making
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Economics -- Political aspects
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Economic policy -- 1981-1993 -- Decision making
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Carliner, Geoffrey
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| LC no. |
91003928 |
| ISBN |
9780226012827 |
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0226012824 |
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1281431281 |
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9781281431288 |
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9786611431280 |
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6611431284 |
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