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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812465503321

Autore

Anderson Terry L

Titolo

Reacting to the Spending Spree [[electronic resource] ] : Policy Changes We Can Afford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : Hoover Institution Press, 2009

ISBN

0-8179-3003-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication  Reacting to the spending spree

Altri autori (Persone)

SousaRichard

Disciplina

336.73

Soggetti

Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 21st century

Fiscal policy -- United States

Fiscal policy - History - 21st century - United States

Financial crises - United States

Political Science

Law, Politics & Government

Public Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction - Terry L. Anderson and Richard Sousa; 1.  Wrong Incentives from Financial System Fixes - Stephen H. Haber and F. Scott Kieff; 2.  Prudential Bank Regulation: What's Broke and How to Fix It - Charles W. Calomiris; 3.  A Not-So-New Direction for Tax Policy - Kevin A. Hassett; 4.  How Not to Invent a Patent Crisis - F. Scott Kieff and Henry E. Smith; 5.  At What Price, Green? -Terry L. Anderson and Gary D. Libecap; 6.  What's Wrong with the Employee Free Choice Act? -Richard A. Epstein; 7.  Health Care One More Time -Richard A. Epstein

8.  A Mad Scramble for Infrastructure Dollars -James L. Huffman9.  Defending an Open World Economy -Jagdish Bhagwati; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A team of expert contributors analyze the near- and long-term implications of efforts by both the Obama and Bush administrations to fix the current financial crisis. They examine a range of issues affected by the proposed reforms, including health care, ""going green,"" the Employee Free Choice Act, an open world economy, and more.