Facing Tough Choices: Balancing Fiscal and Social DeficitsEastaugh provides a blend of descriptive and prescriptive economics, as well as a thorough examination of our current fiscal and monetary policies and problems. With an eye to the impact of special interest politics, he shows the difficulties in--and the necessity of--surmounting our fiscal, educational, trade, productivity, and health care accessibility deficits. This synthesis of currently available information will be invaluable in public administration and public finance courses, as well as public policy programs. |
Contents
Deficits as Financial Dreamland | 1 |
Special Interest Politics | 37 |
Incentives | 69 |
Copyright | |
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Facing Tough Choices: Balancing Fiscal and Social Deficits Steven R. Eastaugh No preview available - 1994 |
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