Economic Issues Today

Table of Contents

Part 1 Alternative Economic Philosophies: A Survey of Conservative, Liberal and Radical Critiques

Part 2 Problems in the Marketplace

• Issue 1 Responding to Market Outcomes: Competition or Protection for American Agriculture?
• Issue 2 Consumer Welfare: Is It Necessary to Protect the Consumer?
• Issue 3 Dealing with Externalities: How Can We Save the Environment?
• Issue 4 Imperfect Competition: Is Big Business a Threat or a Boon?
• Issue 5 Economic Regulation: Has Deregulation Worked?
• Issue 6 Income Distribution: Does America Have an Income Inequality Problem?
• Issue 7 Financing Government: What Is a Fair System of Taxation?

Part 3 Problems of Aggregate Economic Policy

• Issue 8 Macroeconomic Instability: Are We Depression-Proof?
• Issue 9 Economic Growth and Stability: Can We Maintain High and Steady Rates of Growth?
• Issue 10 Balancing the Budget: Should We Be Worried about the Rising Federal Deficit?
• Issue 11 Unemployment: Is Joblessness an Overrated Problem?
• Issue 12 Inflation: Can Prices Be Kept Under Control?
• Issue 13 The New Population Problem: Can We Save the Social Security System?
• Issue 14 International Economics: Where Does America Fit into the New World Order?

  Part 4 Conclusion

  
  
• Reprise The Market versus Planning and Controls: Which Strategy Works Best?