economic policy

A series of essays covering the following topics: U.S. energy policy, American trade policy, macroeconomics, the White House, Congress, and the need for reform.

Economic analysis and historical comparisons blend to show that Reagan's presidency left a huge concentration of wealth at the top that harms the poor, adds to the mounting debt and allows foreigners to grab large chunks of America. "A stunning refutation of George Gilder's Wealth and Poverty , Phillips's dispassionate report offers no solutions yet zeros in on key problems,".

A case study of the relationships between foreign oil corporations and the state of Venezuela, this book focuses on the strategies adopted by Venezuelan leaders to control the behavior of the world's largest and most powerful multinational corporations.

The distinguished economist candidly comments on his trip to China and the workings of the Chinese economy.

A comprehensive look at the economic policies of President Franklin Roosevelt, maintaining that his "New Deal" programs failed to achieve the economic boost the country needed during the Depression.

Our government debt is rising every day. Our population is shifting as more people retire and fewer are able to find work. This title helps you learn: how reckless spending by Congress has created a debt trap; and how Obamacare will negatively affect health care costs and our economy.

In Predator Nation, Ferguson exposes the networks of academic, government, and congressional influence?in all recent administrations, including Obama's?that prepared the path to conquest. He reveals how once-revered figures like Alan Greenspan and Larry Summers have become mere courtiers to the elite. And based on many newly released court filings, he details the extent of the crimes?there is no other word?committed in the frenzied chase for storied wealth that marked the 2000s. And, finally, he lays out a brief plan of action for how we might take it back.

Explores debates about the World Trade Organization, discussing the organization's role, its impact on American interests, how it can be improved, and how the United States relates to the organization and its activities.

Examines leaders and policies that shaped China's late twentieth-century history, discussing the country's modernization since the death of Mao Tse-tung in 1976.