Reclaiming Prosperity: Blueprint for Progressive Economic Policy

by Todd Schafer, Jeff Faux

Overview

This work presents a predicted summary of major economic challenges facing the United States in the last years of the 20th century. Intended to shape the platforms of the major parties and the general public, it contains proposals by leading specialists aimed at resolving such challenges.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563247682
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/31/1996
Series:	Economic Policy Institute Series
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1510L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Schafer, Todd; Faux, Jeff

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, PREFACE, OVERVIEW, SECTION I: THE NATIONAL ECONOMY, OVERVIEW, CHAPTER 1: Deficits and Unemployment, CHAPTER 2: Public Investment, CHAPTER 3: Social Security, CHAPTER 4: Health Care Reform, CHAPTER 5: Tax Reform, SECTION II: WORKING AMERICA, OVERVIEW, CHAPTER 6: Work Organization, CHAPTER 7: Labor Law Reform, CHAPTER 8: Training, CHAPTER 9: The Minimum Wage, CHAPTER 10: Welfare Reform, SECTION III: MONEY AND FINANCE, OVERVIEW, CHAPTER 11: The Federal Reserve, CHAPTER 12: Financial Markets, CHAPTER 13: Credit Flows to Cities, SECTION IV: TRADE AND SECTORAL POLICY, OVERVIEW, CHAPTER 14: Trade, CHAPTER 15: International Labor Standards, CHAPTER 16: Defense Conversion, CHAPTER 17: Urban Revitalization, AFTERWORD: POLITICAL REALITY, INDEX