The Age of Diminished Expectations: U.S. Economic Policy in the 1990s

Paul Krugman

ISBN 10: 026211156X / ISBN 13: 9780262111560

Published by MIT Press, Cambridge, 1990

About this Item

MIT Press, August 1990. Hardcover. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Dust stains to top edge. Reading and edgewear to jacket including a few short tears. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiv + 204 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Age of Diminished Expectations: U.S. Economic Policy in the 1990s
• Publisher: MIT Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 026211156X
• ISBN 13: 9780262111560
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 5th or later Printin
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

An analysis of present economic policy examines interest rates, taxes, the budget deficit, financial markets, trade, the success of Japan, and the growth of economic nationalism

Reviews

This book occupies fairly rare territory: the middle ground. Krugman's most likely scenario for the 1990s is neither crash nor boom but a continuation of the 1980s, with some unemployment, more inflation, and only slow growth in income. Surprisingly, Krugman notes, the public will continue to be satisfied with this performance. Designed for the general reader, the book covers the important economic problems and proposed solutions. One also discovers which problems should be real concerns and which are even amenable to solution. Recommended especially for public libraries as a well-balanced introduction to the 1990s.
- Richard C. Schiming, Mankato State Univ., Minn.
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