The book explains how social outcomes result from the influence of economic ideas which are themselves strongly impacted by the distribution of power in society. The book examines policies and programs of contending interests, emphasizing the importance of socio-economic issues stemming from quasi-economic stagnation.
Table of Content
1. Ideas versus Vested Interests 2. A Political-Economic History of the U.S. 3. Economic Growth and its Constraints 4. Stagnation, Employment, and Income Distribution 5. Public Policy in the 21st Century 6. The Social Consequences of Economic Thinking
About the author
William Van Lear is a professor of Economics at Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, USA.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 138 ● ISBN 9781137494016 ● File size 1.1 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US ● City New York ● Country US ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4992631 ● Copy protection Social DRM