Taking sides. Clashing views on economic issues /
Clashing views on economic issues Economic issues
selected, edited, and with introductions by Frank J. Bonello, Isobel Lobo.
- 13th ed.
- Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Learning Series, c2008.
- xx, 396 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Microeconomic issues: Are profits the only business of business?; Are CEOs paid what they are worth?; Is there discrimination in U.S. labor markets?; Is the new Medicare part D drug benefit good health care policy?; Are health savings accounts the right medicine for the ills of the health care industry?; Is it time to reform medical malpractice litigation? -- Pt. 2. Macroeconomic issues: Is Wal-Mart good for the economy?; Should Social Security be changed to include personal retirement accounts?; Should the double taxation of corporate dividends be eliminated?; Are credit card companies exploiting American consumers?; Should minimum wage and living wage laws be eliminated?; Do unskilled immigrants hurt the American economy? -- Pt. 3. The World around us: Are protectionist policies bad for America?; Should we sweat about sweatshops?; Are the costs of global warming too high to ignore?; Are spending cuts the right way to balance the Federal Government's budget?; Has the North American Free Trade Agreement benefited the Economies of Canada, Mexico, and the United States?; Is the No Child Left Behind Act working?; Will the creation of an ownership society make the American economy more efficient and more equitable?
9780073527253 (pbk.) 0073527254 (pbk.)
United States--Economic policy--1971-1981
United States--Economic policy--1981-1993.
United States--Economic policy--1993-2001
United States--Economic conditions--2001-
338.9 / TAK
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Microeconomic issues: Are profits the only business of business?; Are CEOs paid what they are worth?; Is there discrimination in U.S. labor markets?; Is the new Medicare part D drug benefit good health care policy?; Are health savings accounts the right medicine for the ills of the health care industry?; Is it time to reform medical malpractice litigation? -- Pt. 2. Macroeconomic issues: Is Wal-Mart good for the economy?; Should Social Security be changed to include personal retirement accounts?; Should the double taxation of corporate dividends be eliminated?; Are credit card companies exploiting American consumers?; Should minimum wage and living wage laws be eliminated?; Do unskilled immigrants hurt the American economy? -- Pt. 3. The World around us: Are protectionist policies bad for America?; Should we sweat about sweatshops?; Are the costs of global warming too high to ignore?; Are spending cuts the right way to balance the Federal Government's budget?; Has the North American Free Trade Agreement benefited the Economies of Canada, Mexico, and the United States?; Is the No Child Left Behind Act working?; Will the creation of an ownership society make the American economy more efficient and more equitable?
9780073527253 (pbk.) 0073527254 (pbk.)
United States--Economic policy--1971-1981
United States--Economic policy--1981-1993.
United States--Economic policy--1993-2001
United States--Economic conditions--2001-
338.9 / TAK