| Preface |
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Major Indicators and Trends in the U.S. Economy from 1946 to 1999 |
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Employment and Unemployment |
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11 | (4) |
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15 | (3) |
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18 | (7) |
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25 | (7) |
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Productivity and Compensation |
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32 | (5) |
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37 | (4) |
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41 | (5) |
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46 | (4) |
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50 | (2) |
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Federal Budget Composition |
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52 | (5) |
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National Debt and Deficit |
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57 | (4) |
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61 | (5) |
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Events That Made Today's Economy: Great Depression to Y2K |
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66 | (37) |
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66 | (6) |
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72 | (5) |
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77 | (4) |
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81 | (4) |
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85 | (6) |
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91 | (5) |
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96 | (7) |
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Top Economic Issues: What Matters Most Now and for the Future |
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Fiscal and Monetary Issues |
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104 | (1) |
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The Funding and Reform of Social Security |
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104 | (18) |
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122 | (16) |
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Maintaining Low Inflation and Low Unemployment |
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138 | (5) |
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Saving and Investment Rates |
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143 | (6) |
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149 | (5) |
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The Pitfalls of Economic Indicators |
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154 | (9) |
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163 | (1) |
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Technological Advances and Economic Progress |
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163 | (15) |
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Corporate Restructuring: Stockholder Greed or Competitive Necessity? |
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178 | (7) |
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Regulation and Deregulation |
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185 | (9) |
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The Costs of Civil Litigation |
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194 | (5) |
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199 | (3) |
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Social and Environmental Issues |
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202 | (1) |
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Health Care Costs, Reform Proposals, and Medicare |
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202 | (8) |
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The Economy and Environmental Protection |
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210 | (16) |
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Poverty and Income and Wealth Distribution |
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226 | (9) |
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Economic Costs of Illegal Drugs |
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235 | (4) |
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239 | (6) |
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245 | (1) |
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245 | (8) |
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NAFTA and Its Record on Trade and Jobs |
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253 | (7) |
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Immigration: Costs and Benefits for the United States |
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260 | (5) |
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The Asian Financial Crisis: Impact on the United States |
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265 | (7) |
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The Use of Economic Sanctions |
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272 | (3) |
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The Euro and Its Effects on the U.S. Economy |
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275 | (6) |
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Evaluating Economic Performance |
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281 | (51) |
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Setting the Standard to Rate a President's Performance |
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281 | (3) |
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Tracking the Economy: Truman to Clinton |
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284 | (10) |
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Political Parties and the Economy |
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294 | (2) |
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Today's Economy and Priorities for Tomorrow |
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296 | (5) |
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Economic Institutions and Resources |
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301 | (8) |
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309 | (8) |
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Statistical Appendix of Economic Indicators, 1945--1999 |
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317 | (10) |
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327 | (5) |
| Index |
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