Money well spent? : the truth behind the trillion dollar stimulus, the biggest economic recovery plan in history /
Grabell, Michael.
Money well spent? : the truth behind the trillion dollar stimulus, the biggest economic recovery plan in history / Money well spent Michael Grabell. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2012. - xv, 391 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-371, 373) and index.
1: Recession -- File your unemployment electronically -- The ditch -- Let's make a deal -- Follow the money -- No, thank you -- 2: Recovery? -- Shovel-ready -- Recovery inaction -- One man's waste -- Cash for clunkers -- Jobs, jobs, jobs -- 3: Reinvestment -- The green economy -- "The carrot that feels like a stick" -- The shellacking -- Connected country -- Sputnik moment? -- Magic bullets?
Traces the evolution of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 while offering insight into its fiercely partisan supporters and detractors, explaining how the money was spent and what will be the most likely outcome.
9781610390095 (hbk.) 1610390091 (hbk.) 9781610390101 (electronic) 1610390105 (electronic)
2011040969
20150500
Creación de empleos--Estados Unidos.
Job creation--United States.
Economic development projects--United States.
Economic stabilization--United States.
Federal aid--United States.
Recessions--United States.
Estados Unidos--Política económica--2009-
Estados Unidos--Condiciones económicas--2009-
United States--Economic policy--2009-
United States--Economic conditions--2009-
002 HC 106.84 / G727m 2012
330.973
Money well spent? : the truth behind the trillion dollar stimulus, the biggest economic recovery plan in history / Money well spent Michael Grabell. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2012. - xv, 391 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-371, 373) and index.
1: Recession -- File your unemployment electronically -- The ditch -- Let's make a deal -- Follow the money -- No, thank you -- 2: Recovery? -- Shovel-ready -- Recovery inaction -- One man's waste -- Cash for clunkers -- Jobs, jobs, jobs -- 3: Reinvestment -- The green economy -- "The carrot that feels like a stick" -- The shellacking -- Connected country -- Sputnik moment? -- Magic bullets?
Traces the evolution of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 while offering insight into its fiercely partisan supporters and detractors, explaining how the money was spent and what will be the most likely outcome.
9781610390095 (hbk.) 1610390091 (hbk.) 9781610390101 (electronic) 1610390105 (electronic)
2011040969
20150500
Creación de empleos--Estados Unidos.
Job creation--United States.
Economic development projects--United States.
Economic stabilization--United States.
Federal aid--United States.
Recessions--United States.
Estados Unidos--Política económica--2009-
Estados Unidos--Condiciones económicas--2009-
United States--Economic policy--2009-
United States--Economic conditions--2009-
002 HC 106.84 / G727m 2012
330.973