TY - BOOK AU - Conte,Christopher TI - Outline of the U.S. economy PY - 2003///] CY - [Washington, DC] PB - U.S. Department of State KW - Economics KW - United States KW - Economic policy KW - Economic conditions N1 - "This volume was prepared for the U.S. Department of State by Christopher Conte."; Continuity and change -- How the U.S. economy works -- The U.S. economy: a brief history -- Small business and the corporation -- Stocks, commodities, and markets -- The role of the government in the economy -- Monetary and fiscal policy -- American agriculture: its changing significance -- Labor in America: the worker's role -- Foreign trade and global economic policies -- Afterword: Beyond economics -- Glossary of economic terms ER -