Author: Bernstein, Michael Alan; & Adler, David E.; editors:
Title: Understanding American Economic Decline
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, (1996). reprint. orig.cloth. 23x15cm, xvii,403 pp. Minor rubbing. Some light cover soil. VG. ¶ Contents: Understanding American economic decline [Michael A. Bernstein]; The new economic stagnation and the contradictions of economic policymaking [Robert A. Blecker]; Chickens home to roost: from prosperity to stagnation in the postwar US economy [David M. Gordon]; Right-wing economics in the 1980s: the anatomy of failure [David M. Gordon, Thomas E. Weisskopf and Samuel Bowles]; A comparative analysis of the sources of America's relative economic decline [Jeffrey A. Hart]; Relative wages and international competitiveness in US industry [James K. Galbraith and Paulo Du Pin Calmon]; Corporate behavior and contemporary economic performance [ William H. Lazonick]; The effects of structural change on women and blacks [Rhona M. Williams and M. V. Lee Badgett]; Economic imperatives at the turn of the century. ["The public has long been painfully aware of the economy's current stagnation. The contemporary recession has brought to the foreground problems which have been germinating for decades. Falling real wages, slow productivity growth, and the loss of international competitiveness in major industries are all outgrowths of long-term developments that predate the current crisis. As the United States moves from a position of global economic leadership to one of economic interdependence, we need new approaches to explain the dramatic changes in the US economy. This collection of essays, written by leading scholars, presents a systematic analysis of the nation's economic woes..." - Publisher's description]

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