The age of diminished expectations : U.S. economic policy in the 1990s /

Krugman, Paul R.

The age of diminished expectations : U.S. economic policy in the 1990s / Paul Krugman. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1994. - xii, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Includes index.

I. The Roots of Economic Welfare. 1. Productivity Growth. 2. Income Distribution. 3. Employment and Unemployment -- II. Chronic Aches and Pains. 4. The Trade Deficit. 5. Inflation -- III. Policy Problems. 6. Health Care. 7. The Budget Deficit. 8. The Embattled Fed. 9. The Dollar. 10. Free Trade and Protectionism. 11. Japan -- IV. Financial Follies. 12. The Savings and Loan Scandal. 13. Corporate Finance. 14. Global Finance -- V. American Prospects. 15. Happy Ending. 16. Hard Landing. 17. Drift.

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Economic forecasting--United States.


United States--Economic policy--1981-1993.

Economic conditions Policies Of Government United States

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