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090 _aTOPIC HC 106.7
_b.T35 2014
090 _aTOPIC HC 106.7
_b.T35 2014
245 0 0 _aTaking sides:
_bClashing views on economic issues /
_c[selected, edited and with issue framing material by Miren Ivankovic].
246 3 0 _aClashing views on economic issues
246 3 0 _aEconomic issues
250 _aSixteenth edition.
260 _a[New York] :
_bMcgraw-Hill Education Create,
_c2014.
300 _aiii, 236 pages ;
_c28 cm.
490 1 _aTaking sides
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aUnit 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? ; Is climate change a threat that requires urgent action? ; 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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_xEconomic policy
_y21st century.
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650 0 _aGovernment spending policy
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