Taking sides. Clashing views on economic issues / selected, edited, and with introductions by Frank J. Bonello, Isobel Lobo.
Contributor(s): Bonello, Frank J | Lobo, Isobel.
Series: Taking sides: Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2012Edition: 15th ed.Description: xxviii, 351 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780073527345; 0073527343.Other title: Clashing views on economic issues | Economic Issues.Subject(s): United States -- Economic policy -- 21st century | United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009 | United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009- | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 | Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 21st century | Government spending policy -- United States | Health care reform -- United States -- 21st century | Working class -- United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century | Global Financial Crisis (2008-2009) | Economic history | Economic policy | Financial crises | Government spending policy | Health care reform | Working class -- Economic conditions | United States | Since 2000Genre/Form: History.Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references.
Unit 1. Microeconomic issues. Are profits the only business of business? ; Should the compensation of executives be subject to government regulation? ; Has the Supreme Court made it possible for corporations to buy elections? ; Should the United States stop all new offshore drilling for oil? ; Are health savings accounts working effectively? ; Should NBC and Comcast be allowed to merge? -- Unit 2. Macroeconomic issues. Is Obamacare a disaster for the economy? ; Will health reform's pilot programs lead to the control of health care costs? ; Did the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 create jobs? ; Do American consumers need a Financial Protection Agency? ; Should minimum wage and living wage laws be eliminated? ; Does immigration benefit the economy? -- Unit 3. The world around us. Is a fair trade policy superior to a free trade policy? ; Is loan mitigation the answer to the housing foreclosure problem? ; Are biofuels like ethanol the answer to U.S. energy problems? ; Can U.S. deficit and debt problems be solved without increases in taxes? ; Is China's currency undervalued and should the United States take action to correct this undervaluation? ; Do the testing and accountability elements of the No Child Left Behind Act prevent a proper cost-benefit evaluation? ; Is the inequality in U.S. income distribution surging?
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