LEADER 03342oam 2200661I 450 001 9910809745603321 005 20230807204905.0 010 $a1-317-46579-2 010 $a0-367-09558-0 010 $a1-315-70275-4 010 $a1-317-46580-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315702759 035 $a(CKB)2670000000597221 035 $a(EBL)1974870 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001438311 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12592022 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001438311 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11376748 035 $a(PQKB)10025490 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1974870 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1974870 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11025589 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL730324 035 $a(OCoLC)904518275 035 $a(OCoLC)958109022 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000597221 100 $a20180706e20152005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMacroeconomic issues today $ealternative approaches /$fRobert B. Carson, Wade L. Thomas, Jason Hecht 205 $a8th ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (264 p.) 300 $aFirst published 2005 by M.E. Sharpe. 311 $a0-7656-1503-7 311 $a1-322-99042-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Introduction; Alternative Economic Philosophies: A Survey of Conservative, Liberal, and Radical Critiques; Part II. Problems of Aggregate Economic Policy; Issue 1 Macroeconomic Instability: Are We Depression-Proof?; Issue 2 Economic Growth and Stability: Can We Maintain High and Steady Rates of Economic Growth?; Issue 3 Balancing the Federal Budget: Should We Be Worried About the Rising Federal Deficit?; Issue 4 Unemployment: Is Joblessness an Overrated Problem? 327 $aIssue 5 Inflation: Can Price Pressures Be Kept Under Control?Issue 6 The New Population Problem: Can We Save Our Social Security System?; Issue 7 International Economics: Where Does America Fit into the New World Order?; Part III. Conclusion; Reprise. The Market Versus Planning and Controls: Which Strategy Works Better?; Final Thoughts and Suggested Readings; Index; About the Authors 330 $aNow revised and updated to reflect critical changes in economic policy since the last edition, Macroeconomic Issues Today, Eighth Edition, provides Conservative, Liberal, and Radical interpretations and solutions for seven current macroeconomic issues, including all-new coverage of the Social Security debate. An instructor's manual with a test bank and discussion questions is available to professors who adopt the text, and PowerPoint downloads are available as teaching aids. 606 $aMacroeconomics 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y2001-2009 615 0$aMacroeconomics. 676 $a339/.0973 676 $a339.0973 700 $aCarson$b Robert Barry$f1934-,$0124865 701 $aHecht$b Jason$f1958-$0124866 701 $aThomas$b Wade L$0124867 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809745603321 996 $aMacroeconomic issues today$94102260 997 $aUNINA