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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.
Contents:
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? -- 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? -- 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?
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Topic Books HC 106.7 .T34 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available TOPIC BOOKS 5135686

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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