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The president as economist : scoring economic performance from Harry Truman to Barack Obama / Richard J. Carroll. |
| Authors: | Carroll, Richard J. |
| Call number: | 330.973 CAR |
| Publisher: | Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2012. |
| Publication date: | c2012. |
| Subject: |
Budget -- United States -- History.
Government spending policy -- United States -- History. Presidents -- United States -- History. United States -- Economic policy. United States -- Economic conditions. |
| Title: | The president as economist : scoring economic performance from Harry Truman to Barack Obama / Richard J. Carroll. |
| Physical description: | xxxiv, 220 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents note: | GDP and productivity-presidential focus on economic production -- Inflation and interest rates-incentives and disincentives for economic production -- Savings and investment-laying the foundation for economic growth -- Growth of the stock market-the value of private companies -- Employment and poverty line-the "other" bottom lines of economic policy -- Exports and the international trade balance-America's global competitiveness -- Federal budget growth and share of the economy-maintaining a public/private balance -- Federal budget deficits and the national debt-presidential fiscal responsibility -- Federal taxation-raising revenue effectively for the public -- Economic performance rankings from Harry Truman to Barack Obama. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-213) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781440801815 (alk. paper) 1440801819 (alk. paper) |
| LCCN: | 2012009290 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1403440 |
| Bib No.: | 1403440 |
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